COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRITICAL READING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IMT 1103 CRITICAL READING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NAFIZE SIBEL GÜZEL

Offered to

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Course Objective

In this course, the relationship between critical reading and critical thinking will be examined and the student s ability to think and read critically will be enhanced, applying critical analysis and logical reasoning.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Apply critical reading skills to evaluate arguments, opinions, and claims to avoid fallacious reasoning
2   Identify the concepts like fact, opinion, bias, deduction, induction, fallacious reasoning, logic of language, denotative and connotative meaning.
3   Evaluate, analyze and interpret the ideas encountered in any kind of reading from a critical view point.
4   Organize their own thoughts and communicate clearly and effectively in speaking and writing and constructs valid argumentation.
5   Develop a habit of intellectual inquiry and an awareness of their own thinking, perspective, and biases.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Genre and text organisation
3 Reading for understanding: practice in basic comprehension skills
4 Reading between the lines : making accurate inferences
5 Four methods of paragraph development
6 I. Midterm
7 Language and its effects on reader
8 Tone, point of view and allusions
9 Elements of critical reading
10 Evaluating arguments
11 Reading essays and articles (1)
12 Reading essays and articles (2)
13 Reading short stories
14 Revising, editing and evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Spears, Deanne (2003). Developing Critical Reading Skills. Boston: McGraw Hill
Various texts

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Critical thinking and reading abilities of the students improve by active reading of the texts.The course is face to face and interactive.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG 1 ASSIGNMENT 1
3 ASG 2 ASSIGNMENT 2
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG 1* 0.20 + ASG 2 * FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG 1 * 0.20 + ASG 2 * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

One midterm exam and a final exam will be given throughout the term. Students are also expected to submit one homework based on invidual research.

Assessment Criteria

One midterm exam and a final exam will be given throughout the term.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is required.

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 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Preparing assignments 2 7 14
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1
LO.245
LO.3
LO.4
LO.54

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