课程概况
This course is intended for students who have acquired the basic competency in English communication and who are in the process of learning to apply what they have learned in the general English courses to their academic studies and research in the university or in the work place. The course focuses on the training of students’ academic reading skills that are often used in college students’ subject studies or research.
The course consists of a series of lessons that introduce various academic reading strategies, plus exercises that provide an opportunity for students to apply what they have learned to real practice.
课程大纲
01
Lesson 1
This lesson discusses three topics: 1. Introduction to the course; 2. The Reading process; 3. Academic reading.
课时
1.1 Micro-lectures Introducing the Course
1.2 Critical Reading Strategies
1.3 Reference Materials
02
Lesson 2
This lesson discusses three topics: 1. Skimming; 2. Scanning; 3. Identifying the main ideas.
课时
2.1 Micro-lectures on Reading Skills
2.2 English for Academic Study—Reading: Text 1-1
2.3 Reference Materials
03
Lesson 3
This lesson discusses three topics: 1. Distinguishing main ideas and details; 2. Referencing; 3. Dealing with unfamiliar words.
课时
3.1 Micro-lectures on Reading Skills
3.2 English for Academic Study—Reading: Text 2-1
3.3 Reference Materials
04
Lesson 4
This lesson discusses three topics: 1. Higher order reading strategies; 2. Identifying author's purpose; 3. Predicting.
课时
4.1 Micro-lectures on Reading Skills
4.2 English for Academic Study—Reading: Text 3-1
4.3 Reference Materials
05
Lesson 5
This lesson discusses two topics: 1. Using prior knowledge; 2. Making inferences.
课时
5.1 Micro-lectures on Reading Skills
5.2 English for Academic Study—Reading: Text 4-1
5.3 Reference Materials
06
Lesson 6
This lesson discusses three topics: 1. Rhetorical patterns-1 (description, narration & process); 2. Checking predictions; 3. Global understanding.
课时
6.1 Micro-lectures on Reading Skills
6.2 English for Academic Study—Reading: Text 5-2, 3
6.3 Reference Materials
07
Lesson 7
This lesson discusses three topics: 1. Rhetorical patterns-2 (enumeration & exemplification); 2. Distinguishing facts from opinions; 3. Drawing conclusions.
课时
7.1 Micro-lectures on Reading Skills
7.2 English for Academic Study—Reading: Text 6-3, 4
7.3 Reference Materials
08
Lesson 8
This lesson discusses three topics: 1. Rhetorical patterns-3 (comparison & contrast); 2. Evaluating arguments; 3. Reading with questions.
课时
8.1 Micro-lectures on Reading Skills
8.2 English for Academic Study—Reading: Text 7-1, 4
8.3 Reference Materials
09
Lesson 9
This lesson discusses three topics: 1. Rhetorical patterns-4 (cause & effect); 2. Determining audience, purpose & tone; 3. Recognizing & making generalizations.
课时
9.1 Micro-lectures on Reading Skills
9.2 English for Academic Study—Reading: Text 8-1
9.3 Reference Materials
10
Lesson 10
This lesson discusses two topics: 1. Rhetorical patterns-5 (definition & classification); 2. Outlining.
课时
10.1 Micro-lectures on Reading Skills
10.2 Reference Materials
11
Lesson 11
This lesson discusses two topics: 1. Working with tables, graphs and figures; 2. Academic words.
课时
11.1 Micro-lectures on Reading Skills
11.2 Reference Materials
预备知识
学习起点：
修读本课程的学生起点英语能力应达到《大学英语课程教学要求》一般要求水平。
