Advanced Reading in Academic English

Google Classroom class code: 3oy3bff

In this course, the students will learn to correctly interpret texts written by native speakers of English for native speakers of English. Techniques from Active Book Dialogue®️ will be adopted to guide students to concentrate on the vocabulary, expressions, and structures of the articles, as they summarize the contents to share with their classmates. Students will become able to read and understand a large quantity of materials in limited lengths of time.

The following courses are prerequisites to registering for this class:

Academic Spoken English I and II
Academic Written English I and II
Academic English for the Second Year I and II

Any science courses

No purchase of textbooks is necessary.

Learning materials will be chosen from websites that are free and open to the public, such as ScienceDirect.com.

This class will take the format suggested for Active Book Dialogue®️ with some adaptations for a reading course in English.

Class 1: Introduction of class / Active Book Dialogue®️ / review of academic English
Class 2: Check in, orientation, read and summarize Article (1), relay presentations, check out
Class 3: Check in, gallery walk, dialogues, check out
Class 4: Check in, orientation, read and summarize Article (2), relay presentations, check out
Class 5: Check in, gallery walk, dialogues, check out
Class 6: Check in, orientation, read and summarize Article (3), relay presentations, check out
Class 7: Check in, gallery walk, dialogues, check out
Class 8: Midterm test
Class 9: Check in, orientation, read and summarize Article (4), relay presentations, check out
Class 10: Check in, gallery walk, dialogues, check out
Class 11: Check in, orientation, read and summarize Article (5), relay presentations, check out
Class 12: Check in, gallery walk, dialogues, check out
Class 13: Check in, orientation, read and summarize Article (6), relay presentations, check out
Class 14: Check in, gallery walk, dialogues, check out
Class 15: Final test

1. Prepare to make comments and ask questions after your classmates have made summaries of the sections that they were assigned to read.

2. Review your learning after class.

You must be committed to studying outside of class to be successful in this course. Your success depends on your efforts.

Midterm test 25%
Final test 25%
Participation in class activities 35%
Other assignments 10%
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Total 100%

S≧90%, A≧80%, B≧70%, C≧60%, D (=F)<60%

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What does not kill you makes you stronger. -- This is true.

This class will be conducted in English, and you are expected to operate in English as well.

The contents of this syllabus are subject to change as deemed necessary.