Course title
アカデミック・リーディング   [Academic English Reading]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 4  Semester Spring 
Course type Spring  Course code 010448
Instructor(s)
ONWONA-AGYEMAN SIAW   [ONWONA-AGYEMAN Siaw]
Facility affiliation Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research Office   Email address

Course description
The purpose of this course is to provide students with opportunities to read a wide variety of topics in scientific and technological fields in English. Students will also learn how to extract information and critically read academic journals and articles.
Expected Learning
Students should be able to acquire knowledge in new scientific research findings, and should also be able to learn new expressions.
Course schedule
Week 1. Introduction
Week 2. Energy issues
Week 3. Biofuels
Week 4. Threats to global water resources
Week 5. Natural resources
Week 6. Trans-boundary issues
Week 7. Sustainable Agriculture
Week 8. Climate change
Week 9. Global peace
Week 10. Contents of academic journals
Week 11. "
Week 12. Academic articles and useful expressions
Week 13. "
Week 14. "
Week 15. Review
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
Handouts will be given before each lecture
References
Assessment/Grading
Based on class attendance and classwork.
Message from instructor(s)
Even though it is a reading class, students will be required to express their opinions and thoughts about many local,regional, national, and global issues.
Course keywords
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
English
Language Subject
English
Last update
3/23/2017 4:46:49 PM