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Paul Sparks,
Sino-Canadian International College, Guangxi University, Online English Lesson Plans, Lesson Material and Ideas
for Reading Lessons...
Reading: Semester 1, Course
Outline
Course Evaluation:
In Class Tests = 25%
Assignments = 25%
Attendance = 5%
Mid-Term Exam = 15%
Final Exam = 30%
Course Description: This reading course
provides the opportunity for students to work toward a level of literacy
that allows them to read, write and discuss topics in a variety of ways.
Vocabulary and writing are integrated within the reading course. The
learning activities will focus on preparing students with the skills
necessary to effectively handle reading for educational purposes as well as
reading English material for enjoyment. Students will be given the
opportunity to evaluate and respond critically to the material.
Supplementary readings and resources will be used throughout the course in
addition to the textbook. Assignments should be submitted on A4 size paper
or on floppy disk, they should be typed using “Microsoft Word” only,
hand written work will not be accepted.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course students will be able to:
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Express the main
idea of an article or text.
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Understand and
apply vocabulary depending upon the context.
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Synthesize
(compare and contrast) material from various sources.
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Apply different
reading skills in order to build up reading rate.
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Distinguish fact
from fiction and give viewpoints and opinions.
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Recognize and use
bibliographical citations and referencing.
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Distinguish main
points from supporting ideas.
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Recognize the way
certain words help organize or classify important points.
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Highlight
important ideas that will be useful for further study.
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Apply reading
skills to exam situations.
Resources:
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Tapestry Reading 3
Textbook
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Various newspaper
and magazine articles
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Internet
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Various novels,
short stories and other literature as suitable
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Lesson handouts
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