Mersin University
ENGLISH LINGUISTICS PROGRAM
COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE INFORMATION | |
Year | 2014-2015 |
Semester | Fall |
Course Code | İDB 201 |
Course Title | Composition III |
Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. Özlem KURTOĞLU |
Office Hours | Friday 14:50 – 16:30 |
OBJECTIVE(S) OF THE COURSE | |
The aim of the course is to enable students to follow prewriting, drafting and revising steps; write different types of introductions; outline an essay; divide an essay into its parts as introduction, body and conclusion, and write classification type of essays. |
WEEKLY TOPICS | ||
DATE | TOPIC | ASSIGNMENT/READING |
– 18.09.2014 | 1st step in the writing process: Prewriting | Meriwether (5-7) |
– 25.09.2014 | Brainstorming, Clustering, Freewriting | Meriwether (7-13) |
– 02.10.2014 | Journal Writing, Listing, Synthesizing | Meriwether (13-18) |
– 09.10.2014 | 2nd step in the writing process: Drafting | Quiz Meriwether (19-24) |
– 16.10.2014 | Creating a thesis statement, the essay form | Smalley & R. (139-142) |
– 23.10.2014 | Introduction types
Writing an introduction. |
Quiz Meriwether (24-29)
Smalley & R. (142-145) |
– 30.10.2014 | Writing the body paragraphs and the conclusion paragraph | Quiz Meriwether (29-34)
Smalley & Ruetten (145-157) |
– 06.11.2014 | 3rd step in the writing process: Revising Checking for content, organization, clarity, grammar, sentence structure, and parallelism | Meriwether (35-40) |
– 13.11.2014 | ||
– 20.11.2014 | Checking for spelling, punctuation, and capitalization | Quiz Meriwether (40-43) |
– 27.11.2014 | The Classification Essay | Smalley & Ruetten (221-228) |
– 04.12.2014 | The Classification Essay | Smalley & Ruetten (228-237) |
– 11.12.2014 | The Classification Essay | Smalley & Ruetten (244-247) |
– 18.12.2014 | The Classification Essay | Smalley & Ruetten (248-249) |
– 25.12.2014 | Review | |
– 08.01.2015 | FINAL | FINAL |
REFERENCES | |
Textbook(s) | Meriwether, N. W. 1998. Strategies for Writing Successful Essays. Lincolnwood. NTC Pub. Group |
Supplementary Reading(s) | Smalley, R.L. & Ruetten, M. K. 2000. Refining Composition Skills.New York: Heinle &Heinle |
GRADING | % |
Mid-Term (Quiz 1,2,3,4) | 4×10=40 |
Final | 1×60=60 |
Total | 100 |
STUDENT REQUIREMENTS |
- It is the student’s responsibility to record and follow his own attendance. (For the percentages, refer to the University’s Education Guide.)
- Students should not enter the classroom after the class has been started.
- Students who do not bring their course materials are not allowed to enter the class.
- Cell phones should be turned off, or set to vibrate for emergency during the class. Camera, tape or video recording is not allowed if not stated otherwise.
- Assignments should be prepared in accordance with the Department’s Assignment, Research Paper and Thesis (A.R.T.) Preparation Guide. (can be accessed from the department’s site; http:www.mersindilbilim.info)
- It is the student’s responsibility to practice the highest standards of academic honesty. Cheating, plagiarism and any other form of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated.
- Assignments submitted later than the indicated dates are not accepted. Deadlines should strictly be followed.
- It is the student’s responsibility to obtain missed information from another student, not from the instructor.