CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

School of Foreign Languages

SYLLABUS
2023-24 Spring

Course Course Weekly Course Hours

Course Name Credits ECTS
Code Type T A L

ENGL141 READING AND

Required 2 2 0 3 4
ENG103 WRITING SKILLS-I

Prequisite
Prerequisite ENGL031
To

Language
of English
Instruction

Office
Course Sr. Instr. Neycan
Hours
Lecturer KUNT
Schedule

Office /
Email neycank@ciu.edu.tr
Office No

Teaching
Assistant(s)

Textbooks
and/or
References

Book /
Savage, A. & Mayer, P. "Effective Academic Writing 2", Oxford University Press, 2012
Reference 1

Book /
Zwier J. Lawrence, "Inside Reading 2", Oxford University Press, 2012
Reference 2

Solo
Week Topics Learning Outcomes Taxonomy
Weight

1. be able to apply necessary reading

strategies which are skimming and
Week 1 Introduction to the course -
scanning, and paraphrase the academic
reading texts.

EAW: Unit 1/ PARAGRAPH TO SHORT 2. be able to interpret the given text and
Week 2 -
ESSAY- Part 1-The Paragraph classify the given statements.

EAW : Unit 1/ Part 2 - ‘ Unity and

Week 3 3. be able to summarize the given text. -
Coherence'

4. be able to differenciate the main ideas

EAW : Unit 1/ Part 3 - ‘ From Paragraph
Week 4 of the reading texts from the supporting -
to Short Essay'
details.

EAW : Unit 1/ Part 4 & Review- ‘ 5. be able to identify the irrelevant

Week 5 Editing Your Writing & Putting it All sentences that destroy the unity of the -
Together’ paragraph.

6. be able to process the required

Week 6 Inside Reading 2 (Unit 1 Reading 1) -
presentation skills.

Week 7 Inside Reading 2 (Unit 1 Reading 2) -

Week 8 Inside Reading 2 (Unit 1 Reading 2) -

MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS
Week 9 -
(15-25.04.24)

EAW : Unit 2/ DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY

Week 10 -
Step 1- ‘Stimulating Ideas’

EAW : Unit 2/ Step 2- ‘Brainstorming

Week 11 -
and Outlining’

EAW : Unit 2/ Step 3- ‘Developing Your

Week 12 -
Ideas’

EAW : Unit 2/ Step 4 'Editing Your

Week 13 -
Writing'

Week 14 Inside Reading 2 (Unit 2 Reading 2) -

Week 15 FINAL EXAMINATIONS (3-10.06.2024) -

Solo Taxonomy Average 0.00

Evaluation
Evaluation Tool Date Weight in Total(%)
Tools

E. Tool 1 Midterm - 35

E. Tool 2 Quiz - 20

E. Tool 3 Final - 45

It is obligatory that students attend to their classes. Absenteeism of students shall be monitored by the relevant teaching staff. It is
imperative that students attend minimum of 70% of class hours in their courses.
# Learning Outcomes
1. be able to apply necessary reading strategies which are skimming and scanning, and
LO1
paraphrase the academic reading texts.

LO2 2. be able to interpret the given text and classify the given statements.

LO3 3. be able to summarize the given text.

LO4 4. be able to differenciate the main ideas of the reading texts from the supporting details.

LO5 5. be able to identify the irrelevant sentences that destroy the unity of the paragraph.

LO6 6. be able to process the required presentation skills.