COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WRITING - GERMAN I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MUT 1039 WRITING - GERMAN I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR AHMET OLGUN

Offered to

Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)
Translation and Interpreting

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to develop academic writing skills. The students are expected to develop critical reading skills through summarizing the ideas in the text and using different structures to answer questions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   explain German written language and its characteristics
2   explain the rules of the written German language
3   use spelling and punctuation marks
4   write outline, theme, point of view, supporting ideas and paragraphs
5   write compositions
6   edit texts

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Writing process and outline
2 German Spelling Reform Lower-upper case, spelling of compound nouns, derivative nouns
3 German Spelling Reform Punctuation in German
4 Describing objects Describing objects in writing
5 Describing pictures Describing pictures in writing
6 Describing places (indoor) Describing different characteristics of places (indoor)
7 Midterm Exam
8 Describing places (outdoor) Describing different characteristics of places (ourdoor)
9 Describing a process Describing a process or plot
10 Describing people or characters Describing physical or psychological characteristics of people
11 Applying for a job, writing CV Practice
12 Applying for a job, writing CV
13 Formal or informal correspondence Practice: Writing letters
14 Business letters Practice: Writing letters

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ayten Genç: Schreibtechniken. Almanca Yazma Teknikleri. Hacettepe Taş Kitapçılık, 1997.
2. Thomas Wiecke: Briefe schreiben. Dumont, 2003.
3. Axel Hering/ Magdalena Matussek: Geschäftskommunikation. Schreiben und Telefonieren. Hueber, 2007.
4. Heinz Griesbach: Deutsch mit Erfolg. Ein Lernprogramm für Erwachsene. Langenscheidt, 1984

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO1-6 %20 assignments
2. LO2-3 1. Midterm questions about text types and dictation
3. LO4-5 1. Midterm writing and questions about practices
4. LO1- Final exam diverse questions and writing practices

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance (70%) is required.
2. Homeworks must be handed in on the due date.
3. Midterm, assignment, finals and participation will be graded.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Preparing assignments 10 5 50
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.15334343
LO.25333343
LO.35333
LO.454344354
LO.553435354
LO.64242

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