FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Department of English Translation and Interpreting

ETI 108 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Critical Reading
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
ETI 108
Spring
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Q&A
Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to examine the relationship between critical reading and critical thinking and to enhance the student’s ability to think and read critically, applying critical analysis and logical reasoning.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • examine the texts in terms of main idea, organization, methodology and proof with an analytical perspective;
  • paraphrase texts effectively;
  • analyze the implicit meanings in the texts such as implication, metaphor and simile;
  • identify associative meanings of the words;
  • identify the manipulative strategies used in the texts;
  • differentiate between valid and invalid arguments.
Course Description In the course, various texts will be discussed with respect to explicitly or implicitly stated ideologies to improve critical thinking and efficient reading skills.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Discussing the syllabus In class participation
2 Reading for understanding: practice in basic comprehension skills Deanne Spears, “Introduction” in Developing Critical Reading Skills, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009), 10-33. ISBN 978-0073407326.
3 Reading for understanding: practice in basic comprehension skills Deanne Spears, “Reading for the main idea and Author’s purpose”, chap. 2 in Developing Critical Reading Skills, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009), 44-77. ISBN 978-0073407326.
4 Reading between the lines I Deanne Spears, “Reading between the Lines”, chap. 3 in Developing Critical Reading Skills, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009), 78-111. ISBN 978-0073407326.
5 Reading between the lines II Deanne Spears, “Methods of Paragraph Development”, chap. 4 in Developing Critical Reading Skills, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009), 117-128. ISBN 978-0073407326.
6 Form and its effects on reader Deanne Spears, “Methods of Paragraph Development”, chap 4 in Developing Critical Reading Skills, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009), 129-157. ISBN 978-0073407326.
7 Patterns of paragraph organization Deanne Spears, “Patterns of Paragraph Organization”, chap 5 in Developing Critical Reading Skills, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009), 158-186. ISBN 978-0073407326.
8 Language and its effects on reader Deanne Spears, “Language and its Effects on Readers”, chap. 6 in Developing Critical Reading Skills, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009), 188-234. ISBN 978-0073407326.
9 Language misused and abused Deanne Spears, “Tone, Point of View and Allusions”, chap. 7 in Developing Critical Reading Skills, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009), 238-278. ISBN 978-0073407326.
10 Tone, point of view and choice of word, Midterm Deanne Spears, “Elements of Critical Reading: Analyzing Arguments”, chap. 8 in Developing Critical Reading Skills, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009), 286-333. ISBN 978-0073407326.
11 Elements of critical reading Deanne Spears, “Problems in Critical Reading”, chap. 9 in Developing Critical Reading Skills, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009), 335-386. ISBN 978-0073407326.
12 Evaluating arguments: problems in motivated reasoning 1 Deanne Spears, “Practical Applications in Evaluating Arguments”, chap. 10 in Developing Critical Reading Skills, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009), 389-430. ISBN 978-0073407326.
13 Evaluating arguments: problems in motivated reasoning 2 Deanne Spears, “Reading Essays and Articles”, chap. 11 in Developing Critical Reading Skills, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009), 431-529. ISBN 978-0073407326.
14 Exercises on the current examples Deanne Spears, “Reading short articles”, chap. 12 in Developing Critical Reading Skills, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009), 553-582. ISBN 978-0073407326.
15 Semester Review
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Deanne Spears, “Developing Critical Reading Skills”, 2nd edn (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009). ISBN 978-0073407326.

Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
5
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
14
3
42
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
20
20
Presentation / Jury
1
30
30
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
20
20
Final Exam
1
20
20
    Total
180

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to use advanced, field-specific conceptual, theoretical, and practical knowledge acquired,

2

To be able to analyze and research field-specific concepts and ideas and to interpret data individually or as a team using scientific methods,

3

To be able to understand and use grammatical and semantic structures of the source and target languages,

X
4

To be able to obtain information about social, cultural, and historical approaches within the source and target languages and to use this information for textual analysis and production,

X
5

To be able to understand and interpret written and oral texts in the source language and to transfer these texts into the target language using a semantically and functionally appropriate language,

6

To be able to produce creative translations and assess the translation products critically by defining the steps, strategies and problems in the translation process in the light of field-specific theoretical knowledge and skills acquired,

7

To be able to transfer the theoretical knowledge and research skills within different areas of expertise to translational act,

8

To be able to use computer-assisted translation tools and machine translation effectively at each step of the translation process, and to follow the theoretical and practical developments in these fields,

9

To be able to gain awareness of the translator’s social role, job profile, and professional ethical values and to acquire workload management skills for individual or team work,

10

To be able to access necessary sources to improve quality at each step of the translation process and to assess the target text in accordance with the quality objectives by using these sources,

11

To be able to establish effective oral and written communication skills both in English and Turkish, to be able to speak a second foreign language at a good level, to be able to use a third foreign language at intermediate level,

X
12

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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