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| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| JOURNALISM PR. | |
| Code | GZT104 |
| Name | Reading and Expressing Technics |
| Term | 2020-2021 Academic Year |
| Semester | 2. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Uzaktan Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof.Dr. HATİCE ÇUBUKÇU |
| Course Instructor |
Prof.Dr. HATİCE ÇUBUKÇU
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
This course aims to enable students to express their messages through the oral and/or written medium , by considering i contextual/Pragmatic variables such as the purpose, audience, speaker/writer, and also genre-specific features of the given texts.In line with this, students are expected to internalize concepts vital to text formation, such as Unity, Coherence and Cohesion.
Course Content
Towards enabling students to gain insight in different communication styles of institutional conversation and everyday talk, various texts and real-life situations will be examined and oral and written texts will be produced. Additionally, a variety of writing techniques such as, classification, descripton, comparison and contrast, cause and effect relationship will be practiced through in and out of classroom applications.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Distinguishes between the specific features of oral and written communication modes. |
| LO02 | Explains and applies oral communication techniques such as Politeness Principles (Brown-Levinson). |
| LO03 | Identifies different communicative functions that language performs in various contexts and the speech act types realized in that specific context. |
| LO04 | Produces oral and written texts that concorde with given contextual variables. |
| LO05 | Produces oral and written texts using different techniques such as, description,classification, comparison, cause-effect relationship. |
| LO06 | Produces visual and verbal texts making use of creative writing techniques. |
| LO07 | Speculates on reading passages and shares them in group discussions. |
| LO08 | Reports discussions through the written mode. |
| LO09 | Identifies features such as coherence, cohesion and unity through a close observation on the texts. |
| LO10 | Uses text production strategies based on note-taking while listening and summarizing after reading. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course -Language and communication: verbal7nonveral/extra liguistic features -Comparing oral and written communication | Collect recorded natural speech samples | |
| 2 | Dictionary meaning/ Communicative meaning -Spacial,temporal,physical context -cognitive context and Information Processing Model | Collect recorded natural speech samples | |
| 3 | What are we doing with words. Speech Acts (Searle, 1962) -5 basic category | Note taking activity tobe reported in the next lesson | |
| 4 | Note- taking while listening (a lecture/lesson) -Paragraph analysis | HW: Sample analyses | |
| 5 | Narrowing down subject to topic -Pre writing techniques | HW: Produces sempal paragraph structure | |
| 6 | Setting up the paragraph -Main ideas -Supporting ideas | -HW: Writing Sample paragraph | |
| 7 | Unity, coherence , cohesion in texts | HW: Sample paragraph writing | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | HW: Sample paragraph writing | |
| 9 | Mid-term exam | Reading course materials | |
| 10 | Writing Technique 1: Descriptive essays -Poiteness issues in talk | HW: Reading Assignment Principles of Politeness (Brown and Levinson) | |
| 11 | Writing Technique 2: Comparison and Contrast | HW: Reading Text Right Brain or Left Brain dominance. | |
| 12 | Writing Technique 3: Creative writing | HW: Reading Text Body language of writing | |
| 13 | Writing Technique 4 :Cause and Effect Rlationship: | HW: Reading Text social fobies | |
| 14 | Portfolio Assessment | HW: Completing the Port Folios | |
| 15 | Assesing Portfolios(CONT.) -REVISION | General review | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading course materials | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading course materials |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||