| Course Name |
Academic Skills in English I
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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ENG 101
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Fall
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2
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2
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3
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3
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionGroup WorkQ&ACritical feedbackLecture / Presentation | |||||
| National Occupation Classification | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | This course is designed to develop the academic language skills undergraduate students need to succeed across their degree programmes. The course equips students to read critically, write structured academic arguments, synthesise evidence from multiple sources, and engage with complex ideas in English. By grounding skills development in professionally relevant and intellectually challenging source texts, the course prepares students not only for ENG 102 but for the full range of academic communication demands they will encounter throughout their studies and careers. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course develops the academic skills in English required for undergraduate study at B2 CEFR level. Through a flipped learning model combining pre-class digital modules with face-to-face sessions, students practise summarising, paraphrasing, synthesising, and arguing from a range of authentic academic sources drawn from social science, philosophy, media studies, and science communication. Students produce structured academic paragraphs and an essay, curate a learning portfolio, and develop the critical reading, responsible AI use, and reflective writing skills needed for ENG 102 and beyond. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction to Course | No required reading. Complete Flipped Module 1 before Week 2 Session 1. |
| 2 | The Science of Belonging — Walton and Cohen (2011): What does the research say about belonging at university? Reading, annotating, and summarising an academic source. | Walton, G. M., and Cohen, G. L. (2011). A brief social-belonging intervention improves academic and health outcomes of minority students. Science, 331(6023), 1447–1451. |
| 3 | Future of Work and iGen — Twenge (2017): Sceptical reading and paraphrasing. What does the evidence actually show? | Twenge, J. M. (2017). Have smartphones destroyed a generation? The Atlantic. |
| 4 | Baloney Detection — Sagan (1996): Tools for evaluating any claim. Credibility, evidence, and the fine art of critical reading. | Sagan, C. (1996). The fine art of baloney detection. In The demon-haunted world (pp. 209–217). Ballantine Books. |
| 5 | Academic Integrity — Pecorari (2003): Patchwriting, paraphrase, and the difference between using sources and misrepresenting them. | Pecorari, D. (2003). Good and original: Plagiarism and patchwriting in academic second-language writing. Journal of Second Language Writing, 12(4), 317–345. Excerpt provided by instructor. |
| 6 | Grit and Perseverance — Duckworth et al. (2007) and WEF (2023): The CEE paragraph. Claim, evidence, explanation using two sources. | Duckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., and Kelly, D. R. (2007). Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 1087–1101. |
| 7 | Statistics and Synthesis — Huff (1954) and IPCC (2023): Reading data critically. Synthesis across two sources from different domains. | Huff, D. (1954). How to lie with statistics. Norton. Chapter excerpt provided by instructor. IPCC (2023). Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. Summary for Policymakers. |
| 8 | Midterm Week | No required materials. Review course sources from Weeks 2–8. |
| 9 | One Story Is Never Enough — Adichie (2009): Counterargument and rebuttal. The danger of a single narrative in academic argument. | Adichie, C. N. (2009). The danger of a single story [TED Talk transcript]. TED2009. |
| 10 | Ethics and the Essay — Singer (1972): Thesis statements and essay structure. Philosophical argument and its academic form. | Singer, P. (1972). Famine, affluence, and morality. Philosophy and Public Affairs, 1(3), 229–243. |
| 11 | Can a Machine Be Creative? — Robinson (2006) and Sagan (1996) reused: AI in academic writing. Responsible use and baloney detection applied to AI output. | Robinson, K. (2006). Do schools kill creativity? [TED Talk transcript]. TED2006. |
| 12 | Revision is Writing: Three-level revision framework. Peer review workshop. Final essay introduction drafted in class. | No new source. Students bring their own writing from Weeks 6–11. |
| 13 | Portfolio Week — Moon (1999): Reflective writing. Portfolio curation. Vision statement and final assessment preparation. | Moon, J. (1999). Reflection in learning and professional development, Chapter 1 excerpt. Kogan Page. |
| 14 | From Student to Professional: Course synthesis. Student source presentations. Final essay submission guidance. Course close. | No required reading. Students bring one chosen course source and their completed e-portfolio. |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exams |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | SFL Materials |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Supplementary material to be prepared when necessary by the course instructors
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
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10
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| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
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25
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| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project |
1
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25
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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30
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| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
5
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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2
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32
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| Laboratory / Application Hours |
16
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2
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32
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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1
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14
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
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1
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1
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| Portfolio |
1
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12
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12
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| Homework / Assignments |
12
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1
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12
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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3
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3
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
106
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
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To be able master and use fundamental phenomenological and applied physical laws and applications, |
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To be able to identify the problems, analyze them and produce solutions based on scientific method, |
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To be able to collect necessary knowledge, able to model and self-improve in almost any area where physics is applicable and able to criticize and reestablish his/her developed models and solutions, |
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To be able to communicate his/her theoretical and technical knowledge both in detail to the experts and in a simple and understandable manner to the non-experts comfortably, |
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To be familiar with software used in area of physics extensively and able to actively use at least one of the advanced level programs in European Computer Usage License, |
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To be able to develop and apply projects in accordance with sensitivities of society and behave according to societies, scientific and ethical values in every stage of the project that he/she is part in, |
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To be able to evaluate every all stages effectively bestowed with universal knowledge and consciousness and has the necessary consciousness in the subject of quality governance, |
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To be able to master abstract ideas, to be able to connect with concreate events and carry out solutions, devising experiments and collecting data, to be able to analyze and comment the results, |
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To be able to refresh his/her gained knowledge and capabilities lifelong, have the consciousness to learn in his/her whole life, |
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To be able to conduct a study both solo and in a group, to be effective actively in every all stages of independent study, join in decision making stage, able to plan and conduct using time effectively. |
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To be able to collect data in the areas of Physics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently |
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To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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