Intensive Reading Syllabus

Semester Module Name Email Fall 2007 Intensive Reading dongmcheng@gmail.com Level Instructors Name Tel 1 Cheng, Dongmei 13488723787

Appointment Procedures Description and Rationale

Please call or email to set up an appointment. This course will introduce students to a wide variety of reading material in an effort to expand their vocabularies and increase their familiarity with the conventions of written English. We will read with particular attention to grammar, sentence structure and rhetorical technique. This course aims to improve students speed and fluency in reading. None Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: Read with increased speed and fluency Use contextual clues to help understand unfamiliar vocabulary Scan a passage for main ideas Comment articulately upon materials read Class attendance 10% Homework, classwork, presentations, tests 30% Mid-Term Exam 20% Final Exam 40% (Sealed marking the exam papers)

Aims and Objectives Prerequisites Learning Outcomes

Grading Format in Details

Outline Teaching Schedule

Week 1 (Sept. 10-14) Military Training Week 2 (Sept. 17-21) Class Introduction IELTS Prep: List of Headings Week 3 (Sept. 24-28) Unit 1: short stories teaching us about how people react, using specific details to support a general point IELTS Prep: True/False/Not Given Week 4 (Oct. 1-5) National Holiday. No classes Week 5 (Oct 8-12) Unit 2: exercise and its effects on the body, cause and effect IELTS Prep: Multiple Choice

Week 6 (Oct 15-19) Unit 3: different approaches to education and business in the East and West, using examples to support a general statement IELTS Prep: Practice Test I Week 7 (Oct 22-26) Unit 4: some typical stories from the USA about its history and its people, first things first narration principle IELTS Prep: Summary Week 8 (Oct 29- Nov. 2) Additional Readings provided by the teacher: reading skill paraphrasing is emphasized IELTS Prep: Sentence Completion Week 9 (Nov. 5-9) Additional Readings provided by the teacher Review for Mid-term Exam Week 10 (Nov. 12-16) Mid-term Exam Unit 5: Attitudes towards death; narration structure in chronological order; locating details in the text. IELTS Prep: Matching Week 11 (Nov. 19-23) Unit 6: the wonderful and mysterious world of nature, using details to support a general statement Week 12 (Nov. 26-30) Unit 7: matters of the heart and balancing those with matters of the wallet, identifying a problem-solution pattern IELTS Prep: Practice Test II Week 13 (Dec. 3-7) Unit 8: yesterdays science fiction has become todays reality, listing writing technique IELTS Prep: Short-Answer Questions Week 14 (Dec. 10-14) Unit 9: the changing status of the family structure, skimming for a general understanding and scanning for specifics IELTS Prep: Practice Test III Week 15 (Dec. 17-21) Unit 10: planes, jet fighters and taxis: vehicles and the Bermuda triangle, using specific details followed by responses IELTS Prep: Diagram/Flow Chart/Table Completion Week 16 (Dec. 24-28) Additional Readings provided by the teacher IELTS Prep: Practice Test IV Week 17 (Dec. 31-Jan. 4)

Review for Final Exam Week 18 (Jan. 7-11) Final Exam Week 19 (Jan. 14-18) Final Exam
Required and Optional Textbooks and other Course Materials or Resources Related

New Horizon College English Level 3. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, 2002.
Additional Readings provided by the teacher

Notes:
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