İNG003

Foreign Languages \ Department of Foreign Languages

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Compulsory

English

İNG002

All Programs Except English Language Literature

İNG 003 is a two-part course:  The first part of the course is the Academic Part which includes academic writing together with its purposes. In this part, the students are to learn how to approach writing academic pieces in a detailed fashion along with the conventions of writing such as paraphrasing & summarizing and avoiding plagiarism. The second part covers basic forms of writing related to professional correspondence and business situations. The Professional Part of the course covers the topics of E-mails, Formal Letters, CVs, Statements of Purpose, and interpreting data/graphs & charts and putting those interpretations into a Report.

In-house materials

This course aims to provide a sound basis of a theoretical framework grounded in academic and professional writing by familiarizing students with the language, format, style, and register, and steps needed to be taken to while corresponding in professional life and academic writing for their academic life.  The students will be able to develop skills in not only academic writing but also business writing, and express themselves clearly putting data and statistics into useful language & blending all.

1. Demonstrate a solid understanding of the theoretical framework of academic and professional writing, including language, format, style, and register.
2. Apply appropriate writing conventions and structures in both academic and business contexts.
3. Develop well-organized, coherent, and clear academic and business documents that align with professional and academic standards.
4. Enhance their ability to correspond professionally in academic and workplace settings.
5. Write an e-mail, formal letter, report and a resume.
6. Paraphrase and summarize academic pieces.

Week1: Introduction Rules & Regulations, Introduction to Academic Writing & Academic Honesty
Week 2: Purpose / Register&Style
Week 3: Repetition & Redundancy, Academic Synonyms Verbs of Reference, Task-Based Activity
Week 4: Task-Based Activity Feedback Quiz 1 Plagiarism & Paraphrasing
Week 5: Paraphrasing / Summarizing
Week 6: Summarizing, Quiz 2,Introduction to Professional Writing / E-mail Writing
Week 7: E-mail Writing Quiz 3
Week 8: Formal Letters / Formal Letters (Letter Types)
Week 9: Formal Letters (Cover Letter) Formal Letter (Revision) Quiz 4
Week 10: CV Writing / Statement of Purpose (SOP), Statement of Purpose (SOP)
Week 11: Report Writing
Week 12: Report Writing Quiz 5