ALMZ111 Writing Skills I

4 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 1. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code ALMZ111
Name Writing Skills I
Term 2024-2025 Academic Year
Semester 1. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Almanca
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Doç. Dr. YASEMİN DARANCIK
Course Instructor Doç. Dr. YASEMİN DARANCIK (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)
Doç. Dr. YASEMİN DARANCIK (B Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

The aim of the course is to teach students how to articulate their ideas in writing, how to support these ideas, how to convey information from external sources, how to express them differently, how to summarize them, and how to integrate this information into the text they write.

Course Content

Students will learn to write different types of texts, articulate individual ideas in writing, and how to support these ideas. Particularly, their skills in argumentative writing, description, summarizing a topic, and composing essays also improve.

Course Precondition

none

Resources

Ayten Genç (1997). Schreibtechniken. Ankara: Hacettepe Taş Verlag

Notes

Girgensohn, Katrin/Sennewald, Nadja (2012): Schreiben lehren, Schreiben lernen. Eine Einführung. Darmstadt: WBG.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 As preparation for paragraph writing, students learn about punctuation marks and the use of capitalization and lowercase letters.
LO02 They learn supporting sentence structures.
LO03 They apply paragraph writing techniques.
LO04 They learn conjunctions and transitional words.
LO05 They improve in creating coherent paragraphs.
LO06 They revise paragraphs for lexical, structural, and formal correctness.
LO07 They express a sentence differently using different structures and words.
LO08 They summarize a paragraph.
LO09 They make transfers from information sources.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Conceives the concepts and relationships between concepts related to German. 5
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Conceives the methods in relation to the production of scientific knowledge
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Knows methods, strategies and techniques necessary to teach German and has the knowledge of assessment and evaluation. 2
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Acquires knowledge of the development, learning properties and learning difficulties of German learners 4
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has conceptualisation skill of phenomena of German, investigates using scientific methods and techniques, evaluates data, describes problems, analyzes, and develops recommendations and solutions 5
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Uses the authentic resources related to German by benefiting from scientific research methods and techniques. 3
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Evaluates, chooses and develops instructional materials suitable for subject area, student characteristics, acquirements and learning conditions. 4
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Knows development properties and individual differences of students and applies the most appropriate teaching strategies, methods and techniques taking into account the characteristics and acquirements of German. 3
PLO09 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Evaluates the acquirements of primary and secondary school students in a multidirectional way. 4
PLO10 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has responsibility as individual and group in order to solve the complicated problems that are not provisioned during teaching experiences. 3
PLO11 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Fulfills the responsibility taken in individual and group works effectively; also is aware of their individuality and uses his/her creative and strong sides. 4
PLO12 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Follows the recent developments and needs in German teaching, evaluates them and is open to life-long learning. 4
PLO13 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Evaluates knowledge and skills they acquired critically. 5
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Participates in art and culture activities; also develops awareness and sensibility towards different cultures and values and reflect all these to the learning environment. 4
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Is sensitive to the actuality in national and global levels;also plans and applies professional projects and activities for the society in which he/she lives 3
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Shares their suggestions related to opinions and problems depending the data supported qualitatively and quantitatively and communicates with his/her colleagues, and follows developments in his/her field expressing him-/herselves in German in daily and profesional life. 4
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Uses information and communication technologies that are used in teaching German. 4
PLO18 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Develops appropriate behaviors by acquiring knowledge and skills for moral values in social and professional life. 2
PLO19 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Has individual and institutional communication skills to create a secure school climate and is conscious about protecting environment and labor safety. 3
PLO20 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Is aware of national and universal sensitivities expressed in National Education Law; also has ideal behaviors in relation to individual tasks, the laws about rights and responsibilities. 3


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 The role of writing skills in language teaching is explained, and its contribution to language learning is discussed. Review of the relevant topic, and completion of exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Grup Çalışması, Beyin Fırtınası, Bireysel Çalışma
2 Learning the technique of description and examining examples. Review of the relevant topic and completion of exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Grup Çalışması, Beyin Fırtınası, Bireysel Çalışma
3 Learning the technique of description and reviewing student work. Review of the relevant topic and completion of exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Bireysel Çalışma
4 Learning the technique of narration and examining examples. Review of the relevant topic and completion of exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Bireysel Çalışma, Grup Çalışması
5 Learning the technique of narration and analyzing student works. Reviewing the relevant topic and completing exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Beyin Fırtınası, Bireysel Çalışma, Grup Çalışması
6 Learning the technique of comparison and examining examples. Reviewing the relevant topic and completing exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Grup Çalışması, Bireysel Çalışma
7 Learning the technique of comparison and examining student works. Reviewing the relevant topic and completing exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Grup Çalışması, Bireysel Çalışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Learning the technique of report/news writing and examining examples. Reviewing the relevant topic and completing exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Grup Çalışması, Bireysel Çalışma
10 Learning the technique of report/news writing and examining student works. Reviewing the relevant topic and completing exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Grup Çalışması, Bireysel Çalışma
11 Learning the technique of summarization and examining examples. Reviewing the relevant topic and completing exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Beyin Fırtınası, Grup Çalışması, Bireysel Çalışma
12 Learning the technique of summarization and analyzing student works. Reviewing the relevant topic and completing exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Bireysel Çalışma
13 Learning the technique of argumentation and examining examples. Reviewing the relevant topic and completing exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösterip Yaptırma, Grup Çalışması, Bireysel Çalışma
14 Learning the technique of argumentation and analyzing student works. Reviewing the relevant topic and completing exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Grup Çalışması, Bireysel Çalışma
15 Blending the writing techniques learned throughout the semester by composing essays and analyzing the works. Reviewing the relevant topic and completing exercises. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Grup Çalışması, Bireysel Çalışma
16 Term Exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 15 2 30
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 15 2 30
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 14 2 28
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 4 4
Final Exam 1 8 8
Total Workload (Hour) 100
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,00
ECTS 4 ECTS

Update Time: 09.05.2024 07:51