ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code:

5010003057

Ders İsmi:

Critical Thinking

Ders Yarıyılı:

Spring

Ders Kredileri:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
2		2	3

Language of instruction:

Ders Koşulu:

Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?:

Type of course:

Üniversite Seçmeli

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Course Coordinator :

Öğr.Gör. Erkan KOLAT

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is to increase students' scientific and philosophical thinking skills by enabling them to comprehend the relationship between critique and thinking. The course's aim is to provide analytical thinking skills, which are especially effective in modern science, as well as dialectical, interpretive, deductive and inductive thinking types.
Course Content:	Academic expression skills in scientific and philosophical thinking.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Comprehend the meaning of thought.
2) Learns what philosophical and scientific thought is.
3) Learns the types of thinking such as analytical, dialectical and interpretive.
4) Comprehends inductive, deductive and inferential thinking in scientific thinking.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) Comprehends the importance of analytical thinking in modern science and learns to think analytically.
2) Improves the ability to express his/her thoughts effectively and accurately using analytical thinking.
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introdicing the course and what is Thinking
2)	Philosophical and scientific thinking	Reading-research
3)	Analytical Thinking	Reading-research
4)	Dialectic and interpretation	Reading-research
5)	Induction, deduction and inference	Reading-research
6)	Analytical reasoning	Reading-research
7)	Reasoning Process	Reading-research
8)	Midterm exam
9)	Claims in logic and their relationships	Reading-research
10)	Effective reasoning I	Reading-research
11)	Effective rasoning II	Reading-research
12)	Reasoning and Analysis	Reading-research
13)	Planning and Creating in Reasoning	Reading-research
14)	Structuring thinking	Reading-research
15)	Narrating-expressing Thinkings	Reading-research
16)	Final exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Allen Matthew, Smart thinking, Oxford Univ Press, Oxford and New York, 2004. Paul Richard, Elder Linda, Critical Thinking,
References:	Allen Matthew, Smart thinking, Oxford Univ Press, Oxford and New York, 2004. Paul Richard, Elder Linda, Critical Thinking, Rowman&Littlefield, New York, 2012.

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları	1	2	3	4	5	6
Program Outcomes
1) Have basic up-to-date theoretical and applied knowledge in English language, literature and culture.
2) Have basic up-to-date theoretical and applied knowledge in literary genres, aesthetic movements, literary terminology, and concepts in English literature.
3) Have a thorough understanding and capability of analizing historical, social, cultural, economic and political backgrounds of different genres of English literature.
4) Have advanced knowledge of English language, its morphology and function in written and spoken forms, and capability of using it effectively in academic and professional environments.
5) Have theoretical and practical knowledge and ability required for the translation of various texts from English to Turkish and vice versa.
6) Have critical, creative and analytical thinking skills.
7) Develop a broad historical and cross-cultural perspective, and an unbiased and respectful attitude to both his/her own society, literature and culture and literatures of different cultures by studying English literature and culture.
8) Have upper-intermediate (B2) knowledge of another foreign language (Spanish), and be able to use it confidently in everyday life
9) Have a high ethical awareness and responsibility in personal, professional, and social life.
10) Be able to collect and interpret data to do research independently or in groups, define/solve problems in the process, and express the outcomes effectively in national, international academic, social and professional environments by using critical, creative, and analytical skills.
11) Have knowledge of using up-to-date information technologies and research methods in the field of literature, and humanities in general.
12) Be able to undertake responsibility in team work as a leader or a member.
13) Develop an appreciation and a positive attitude toward life-long learning.
14) Develop a higher awareness about universal values, such as democracy, human rights, social justice, cultural heritages, and environmental issues.

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Have basic up-to-date theoretical and applied knowledge in English language, literature and culture.
2)	Have basic up-to-date theoretical and applied knowledge in literary genres, aesthetic movements, literary terminology, and concepts in English literature.
3)	Have a thorough understanding and capability of analizing historical, social, cultural, economic and political backgrounds of different genres of English literature.
4)	Have advanced knowledge of English language, its morphology and function in written and spoken forms, and capability of using it effectively in academic and professional environments.
5)	Have theoretical and practical knowledge and ability required for the translation of various texts from English to Turkish and vice versa.
6)	Have critical, creative and analytical thinking skills.
7)	Develop a broad historical and cross-cultural perspective, and an unbiased and respectful attitude to both his/her own society, literature and culture and literatures of different cultures by studying English literature and culture.
8)	Have upper-intermediate (B2) knowledge of another foreign language (Spanish), and be able to use it confidently in everyday life
9)	Have a high ethical awareness and responsibility in personal, professional, and social life.
10)	Be able to collect and interpret data to do research independently or in groups, define/solve problems in the process, and express the outcomes effectively in national, international academic, social and professional environments by using critical, creative, and analytical skills.
11)	Have knowledge of using up-to-date information technologies and research methods in the field of literature, and humanities in general.
12)	Be able to undertake responsibility in team work as a leader or a member.
13)	Develop an appreciation and a positive attitude toward life-long learning.
14)	Develop a higher awareness about universal values, such as democracy, human rights, social justice, cultural heritages, and environmental issues.

Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri

Anlatım
Beyin fırtınası /Altı şapka

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri

Yazılı Sınav (Açık uçlu sorular, çoktan seçmeli, doğru yanlış, eşleştirme, boşluk doldurma, sıralama)

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Semester Final Exam	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	15	2	30
Study Hours Out of Class	15	2	30
Midterms	1	14	14
Final	1	16	16
Total Workload			90