| Course title | |||||
| Academic Reading [Academic Reading] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 3～ | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 01EL0308 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| ONWONA-AGYEMAN SIAW [ONWONA-AGYEMAN Siaw] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research | Office | afjgxte/L1151 | 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 quickly extract information and critically read academic journals and articles on recent global issues. Furthermore, they will be given the opportunity to familiarize themselves with English expressions and vocabulary that will be useful during their undergraduate studies and as career scientists. |
| Expected Learning |
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Objectives (Academic Reading): (1) Students should be able to acquire knowledge in new scientific research findings, and should also be able to learn new expressions. (2) Students should develop intensive reading skills to comprehend articles written in English. (3) Students should develop critical reading skills though skimming and scanning. (4) Students should learn to read independently and develop skills to read outside of the class. [Competency Development] Intercultural Understanding, Global Awareness, Communication Skills, Reading Comprehension Skills, Effective Writing Skills |
| Course schedule |
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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 and Final Test |
| Prerequisites |
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Students should make adequate preparations before each class spending the standard amount of time as specified by the university to achieve the credit as well as 30 hours of class attendance. Students must attend at least two-thirds of all classes to get credit. If a student does not fully attend the class (i.e. is present for less than the full 90 minutes) on two occasions, it should be counted as one absence. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Materials will be distributed in class. |
| References |
| Assessment/Grading |
| After reading articles on various academic issues, students will be evaluated on how well they can explain the key points in writing or orally in class or via homework assignments. The evaluation will also include a final report and exam. |
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| Office hours |
| Wednesdays 8:45 - 10:30 |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 10/1/2020 8:37:53 PM |