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Course Description Course Name : Reading Skills II Course Code : YDA106 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 4 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. SİLVİA ZİNZADE AKINCI Learning Outcomes of the Course : Define types of reading texts. Summarize the reading texts. Restate the contents of the reading texts. Compare the reading texts. Plan and compose comparative and contrast essay. Plan and compose descriptive essay. Plan and compose classification essay Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Develop students´ reading proficiency through a variety of reading techniques and strategies. Understand and analyse some short texts from German literature and do literary analysis. Course Contents : Reading Skills: Have the ability to comprehend the texts that are more complex from a structural and conceptual point of view . Language of Instruction : Germany Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Reading descriptive texts, their characteristic features Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 2 Reading descriptive texts, their characteristic features Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 3 Reading descriptive texts, their characteristic features Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 4 Reading classification texts, their characteristic features, sample classification texts Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 5 Reading classification texts, their characteristic features, sample classification texts Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 6 Reading comparison and contrast texts, their characteristic features Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 7 Reading comparison and contrast texts, their characteristic features Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 8 Mid-term Written exam 9 Reading cause and effect texts, their characteristic features, sample texts Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 10 Reading cause and effect texts, their characteristic features, sample texts Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 11 Reading cause and effect texts, their characteristic features, sample texts Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 12 Reading argumentative texts, their characteristic features, sample texts Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 13 Reading argumentative texts, their characteristic features, sample texts Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 14 Reading argumentative texts, their characteristic features, sample texts Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 15 Reading argumentative texts, their characteristic features, sample texts Reading given texts, handouts Lecture, discussion 16/17 Final exam Written exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Various texts Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 40 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Understand and explain the German Language Training program and the teaching methods, techniques and strategies used in the teaching of this program. 4 2 Understand the developmental features of primary and secondary school students. 2 3 Describe the applications of effective communication with students. 3 4 Use appropriate methods and techniques for the development of students´ critical thinking, creative thinking and problem solving skills. 4 5 Explain the basic concepts and principles of linguistics, German grammar and foreign language education. 3 6 Describe cultural factors that may influence teaching German comparatively. 4 7 Understand and explain the fields and functions of German as a foreign language. 2 8 Explain the method of producing scientific knowledge in foreign language education. 0 9 Plan teaching and learning process by taking individual differences and subject areas into account. 3 10 Use information technologies within the planning of teaching and learning process. 4 11 Use required methods and techniques effectively by considering students´ individual and cultural differences in student-centered teaching. 3 12 Monitor students´ progress using different methods and techniques of assessment and evaluation. 2 13 Assume responsibility in solving problems confronted in German languageoth individually and as a group. 4 14 Be a sensitive citizen towards problems in school, community and world. 4 15 Evaluate learned knowledge critically by gaining self-learning ability. 4 16 Establish healthy communication with students, colleagues, school administrators, and parents. 3 17 Use information and communication technologies in German language education effectively. 4 18 Think about his/her proficiency in German teaching and attempt for a continuous improvement. 4 19 Have the ability to analyze latest events in his/her close environment, country and around the world related to German language education. 4 20 Explain and evaluate the developments in German teaching using scientific methods and techniques of teaching. 3 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 6 6     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 6 6     Final Exam 1 6 6 Total Workload: 102 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.08 ECTS Credit: 4