| Course Title : Text Analysis II | ||||||||
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| Code | Course Type |
Regular Semester |
Lecture (hours/week) |
Seminar (hours/week) |
Lab (hours/week) |
Credits | ECTS | |
| ELL 212-1 | B | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 5 | |
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| Language | English | |||||||
| Course Level | ||||||||
| Description | Text Analysis 2, looks at and analyses a wide variety of types of texts in English, teaching the students to become competent in understanding and using a wide range of textual genre | |||||||
| Objectives | To understand the style and techniques used in newspaper reporting, opinion articles, short stories, reflective articles, essays, advertising, reports. To improve students’ analytical and comprehension skills by 1 level. | |||||||
| Course Outline | ||||||||
| Week | Topics | |||||||
| 1 | Tabloid newspaper analysis | |||||||
| 2 | Broadsheet newspaper analysis | |||||||
| 3 | Written advertisement analysis | |||||||
| 4 | Understanding the aims of proper journalism | |||||||
| 5 | Short story analysis1 | |||||||
| 6 | Reflective article analysis 1 | |||||||
| 7 | Reflective article analysis 2 | |||||||
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |||||||
| 9 | Essay analysis 1 | |||||||
| 10 | Essay analysis 2 + practical essay writing skills | |||||||
| 11 | Parables, fables, allegories | |||||||
| 12 | Short story analysis 2 | |||||||
| 13 | Report writing analysis + practice | |||||||
| 14 | Texts that changed the world | |||||||
| 15 | Review | |||||||
| 16 | Final Exam | |||||||
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| Textbook | ||||||||
| Other References | ||||||||
| Laboratory Work | - | |||||||
| Computer Usage | - | |||||||
| Other | - | |||||||
| Learning Outcomes and Competences | ||||||||
| 1 | Students understand and recognize main textual genres | |||||||
| 2 | Students are able to write in at least 3 literary genres | |||||||
| Course Evaluation Methods | ||||||||
| In-term studies | Quantity | Percentage | ||||||
| Midterms | 1 | 40 | ||||||
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Projects | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Term Projects | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Attendance | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 45 | |||||||
| Contribution of final examination to overall grade | 55 | |||||||
| Total | 100 | |||||||
| ECTS (Allocated Based on Student) Workload | ||||||||
| Activities | Quantity | Duration (hours) |
Total Workload (hours) |
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| Course Duration (Including the exam week : 16 x Total course hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 | |||||
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 | |||||
| Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Final examination | 1 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| Other | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||
| Total Work Load | 114 | |||||||
| Total Work Load / 25 (hours) | 4.56 | |||||||
| ECTS | 5 | |||||||
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