| Course title | |||||
| Academic Reading [Academic Reading] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 3～4 | Semester | Spring | |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 020157 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| HURLING STEPHEN JOHN [HURLING STEPHEN JOHN] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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Status: elective course for all of the 3rd-/ 4th-year students, required by some departments 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 |
| The goal of the course is for students to develop their critical thinking skills and improve reading speed by reading a variety of academic texts in English. Students will have opportunities to share opinions on these texts through discussion with classmates. |
| Course schedule |
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Students will learn the following: how to evaluate written information, how to synthesize this information with their own knowledge of the topic, as well as developing a variety of advanced reading skills to aid reading comprehension. Below is a prospective course outline. Class 1: Course Introduction Class 2: SQR3 (To Increase Reading Speed) Class 3: Previewing and Predicting Class 4: Skimming Class 5: Scanning for Details Class 6: Identifying Main Ideas Class 7: Identifying Supporting Ideas Class 8: Making Inferences Class 9: Understanding the Writer’s Purpose Class 10: Distinguishing Fact from Opinion Class 11: Annotating Class 12: Dealing with Unfamiliar Vocabulary Class 13: Summarizing Class 14: Skills Review Class 15: Final Examination |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| There are no required textbooks for this course, but handouts will be provided in class. In order to collect and organize class handouts, students will be expected to bring their own A4 binder to every lesson. |
| References |
| None are required. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Attendance: 15% (students must attend at least 2/3 of a course in order to receive a credit for the course), Participation: 15%, Reading Skills Assignments: 50%, Final Exam: 20%. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| This class will be English only, so please come prepared to a) participate in English, and b) to participate actively. |
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| Office hours |
| Koganei Campus: Thursday Period 4. |
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| Last update |
| 3/19/2017 9:16:34 AM |