Reading III
Content and objectives
The course aims at training students to improve reading speed and efficiency. Students are trained in intensive reading and analysis of texts of varying complexity in different genres and types. Students develop the ability to read text on familiar and basic topics with an emphasis on vocabulary expansion and application of critical reading skills.
Its major objective is comprehension of texts stimulated through a variety of questions and exercises and through reading strategies directed at understanding the structure and organization of the reading selections. An attempt is made at trying to understand the author’s point of view through the mechanics of the text as a whole and through the uses of vocabulary in context.
The selected texts give the students additional dimensions in appreciating varieties across, and similarities between, societies
and cultures. They represent a very interesting prelude to the comparative culture.
Evaluation
1.
Two midterms = 20 points each
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Final = 50 points
3.
Attendance & Participation = 10 points
Skills
The Reading comprehension course seeks to foster among students the following skills:
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Skimming for the general idea
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Scanning for specific information
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Reacting to text content and message
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Intensive reading
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Extensive reading
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Understanding vs. interpreting a text
Sub-skills
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Making predictions
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Varying reading speeds
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Understanding word meaning by relying on immediate context in the text
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Understanding word meaning by relying on overall meaning in the text
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Making use of background knowledge
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Making inferences
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