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Course Title

INTERMEDIATE READING

Course Code

READ230135

Credit

3

Equivalent Course

Reading 1 |
| Reading 2

Prerequisite

None

Coordinator

Thu A. T. Doan, MA |
| Anh K. T. Pham, MA

Program Level

Bachelor’s

Program

TESOL Studies
Translation and Interpretation
Business English

Instruction Language

English

Applicable for TESOL Program

From 2018

Requirement in TESOL Program

Compulsory

Semester in TESOL Program

1

Applicable for Translation & Interpretation Program

From 2018

Requirement in Translation & Interpretation Program

Compulsory

Semester in Translation & Interpretation Program

1

Requirement in Business English Program

Compulsory

Applicable for Business English Program

From 2018-2019

Semester in Business English Program

1

Overview

This course is designed for English majored students to achieve intermediate level (equivalent to B1 – CEFR) in reading. The meaning of new English vocabulary provided before main readings is inferred from examples or paragraphs; the students, thus, can develop their guessing the meaning of new words through various contexts. Distinct tasks of the vocabulary skills also help them acquire much more vocabulary after the reading process. In addition, with a variety of reading tasks, the students are taught skills of reading for gist and details and the skill of speed reading by using the “keyword’’ technique. Moreover, they learn to use charts and graphs for reading texts faster and more efficiently. Last but not least, the students can enhance their critical thinking, creativity, and inferences.

Objectives

  Description
G1
  • Basic knowledge of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities through the content of each reading passage
  • Knowledge of meaning inferences of the new vocabulary from reading contexts or by a word‘s morphology
  • Knowledge of the reading skills and strategies to obtain intermediate level (equivalent to B1)
  • Knowledge of the IELTS test
G2
  • Practical skills in data collection, data analysis, data presentation, and critical literature review. Ability to apply various reading skills to explore reading texts
  • Ability to apply vocabulary skills to infer the meaning of the new vocabulary in the reading texts
  • Ability to apply various reading skills to tackle the IELTS test
  • Self-study ability
G3
  • Presentation skills
  • Teamwork skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learning Outcomes

 

  Description
G1
  • Generalize their knowledge of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities learned from the content of each reading passage in the course
  • Explain the meaning of the vocabulary learned from the course
  • Distinguish various reading skills at the basic level (previewing, scanning, skimming, and identifying main ideas and details) and at the intermediate level (note – taking : mapping, creating text plan, summarizing, using collocations, and identifying tone)
  • Distinguish different task types and various reading skills applied to do the IELTS test at the intermediate level
G2
  • Reproduce their knowledge of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities formerly learned to read other reading passages faster
  • Employ learned vocabulary skills to infer the meaning of the vocabulary in other contexts as well as utilize the learned vocabulary in the new contexts
  • Apply reading skills at the intermediate level to comprehend various reading texts
  • Give personal opinions or make evaluations about issues raised in the reading texts
  • Be keen on the learning autonomy for reading to broaden vocabulary resources and to enhance reading skills and strategies to cope with readings in general and the IELTS test in particular.
G3
  • Develop teamwork skills
  • Use presentation skills, opinion- giving skills and discussion skills.

 

Materials

 

Required Textbooks and Materials

Roger, L., & Wilkin, J. (2013).  Skillful Reading & Writing 2. London: Macmillan.

Suggested Coursebooks and Materials

McEntire, J., & Williams, J. (2013). Making Connections 2. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.  

Brook-Hart, G., & Jakeman, V. (2012). Complete IELTS. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Suggested online resources

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/ielts-practice/

https://www.examenglish.com/

https://edition.cnn.com/

http://www.bbc.com/news

 

Assessment

This class is based on on-going assessment. Students are assessed for their  performance in the following components

 

Assignment Weighting
Reading assign-ments following the format of an IELTS test 10%
Vocabulary Quizzes 5%
Home assignments in Skillful 2 5%
Mini- tests 20%
Mini Project (group of 4 or optional) 10%
Final examination 50%

 

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