IEP 3 READING
Prerequisite/Co-requisite Courses: None
Fall 2008 (NC), Thursdays, 12:30-4:15
Instructor: Dr. Sylvia Y. R. Schoemaker
Phone: 510.628.8036
Office Hours: T-Th 11:45-12:30 and by arrangement
E-mail: profs4e@gmail.com
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Richards, Jack C. and Samuela Eckstut-Didier. Strategic Reading 1: Building Effective Reading Skills. Los Angeles, CA: Cambridge University Press, 2006. ( ISBN: 0521555809)
Recommended texts: Dictionary, thesaurus
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Students will improve reading comprehension and rate; they will increase vocabulary through assigned readings, word study exercises, and discussions. Readings deal with a variety of subjects, including American culture, and academic and personal issues.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Students will develop reading skills for functional communicative purposes, in context-centered study and expansions.
University learner goals 1 -6, and specifically in English: To develop the ability to communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing, and to read with understanding (1.1) and institutional goals , especially 1,(1.1-1.4), 2.
Students will demonstrate improved discrete and holistic reading comprehension skills through targeted quizzes, tests (pre and post) and exercises (class and text-based).
TOPICS
Reading selections are of immediate academic and socio-cultural relevance. Among topics included are: music, money, work, sports, weather, culture, Internet
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
A cooperative learning model is employed. Small group and individual discovery exercises and presentations will augment lectures, discussion and applications.
SCHEDULE
| 4-Sep | Wk 1 | Introduction | ||||
| 11-Sep | Wk 2 | Unit I | Music | Music and Moods | Louis Armstrong | Biology of Music |
| 18-Sep | Wk3 | |||||
| 25-Sep | Wk 4 | Unit II | Money | Dangers in Shopping | How to be a Millionaire | Pity the Poor Lottery Winner |
| 2-Oct | Wk 5 | Unit III | Work | Your First Job | Job Satisfaction | Are You a Workaholic? |
| 9-Oct | Wk 6 | Unit IV | Sports | Do Pro Athletes Make Too Much Money? | Extreme Sports | Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Olympic Games |
| 16-Oct | Wk 7 | Review | ||||
| 23-Oct | Wk 8 | Midpoint Exercises | ||||
| 30-Oct | Wk 9 | Unit V | Weather | Keeping an Eye on the Weather | Nature's Weather Forecasters | Could You Survive a Natural Disaster? |
| 6-Nov | Wk 10 | Unit VI | Clothes | Dressing for Success | Casual Dress in the Workplace | T-shirts Out; Uniforms In |
| 13-Nov | Wk 11 | Unit VII | Culture | Adventures in India | Body Language in the US | Cross-cultural Differences |
| 20-Nov | Wk 12 | Unit VIII | Outer Space | Lining in Space | The Planets | Space Tours Not So Far Off |
| 27-Nov | Wk 13 | Thanksgiving | ||||
| 4-Dec | Wk 14 | Unit IX | Animals | The Terrible Toads | Exotic Animals -- Not as Pets! | Let's Abandon Zoos |
| 11-Dec | Wk 15 | Post test |
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA & METHOD OF EVALUATING STUDENTS
Class Participation 15%
Quizzes 10%
Projects 15%
Term Paper 30%
Presentations 10%
Final Exam 20%
Total 100%
100-95 A
94-90 A-
89-87 B+
86-84 B-
83-80 C+
79-77 C+
76-74 C
73-70 C-
69-67 D+
66-64 D
63-60 D-
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