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Course Title

READING 3

Course Code

READ220335

Credit

2

Equivalent Course

UPPER-INTERMEDIATE READING

Prerequisite

READING 2

Coordinator

Phuong T. V. Mai, MA

Program Level

Bachelor’s

Program

TESOL Studies
Translation and Interpretation

Instruction Language

English

Applicable for TESOL Program

Before 2018

Requirement in TESOL Program

Compulsory

Semester in TESOL Program

3

Applicable for Translation & Interpretation Program

Before 2018

Requirement in Translation & Interpretation Program

Compulsory

Semester in Translation & Interpretation Program

3

Overview

The course of Reading 3 is designed to enable English-majored students to obtain academic reading skills at upper-intermediate level (equivalent to B2 - CEFR). Particularly, students are provided with critical reading skills as well as sub-skills through intensive and extensive reading. Reading and thinking critically through authentic readings are also included. Moreover, strategies for taking Reading section of FCE tests are introduced over the units so that students are familiarized with this international standardized test. The course also helps students develop their learning autonomy as well as their teamwork skills.

Objectives

Goals

Goal description

(Students are provided with)

Learning Outcomes

 

G1

Background knowledge on critical reading skills, sub-skills including predicting, skimming, scanning, inferencing, taking notes, summarizing and so on and vocabularies on academic topics at upper-intermediate level.

1.1

1.2

 

G2

Critical reading skills as well as sub-skills through intensive and extensive reading at upper-intermediate level.

2.1

G3

Teamwork collaboration during the whole research procedure

3.2

Learning Outcomes

Goals

Goal description

(Students are provided with)

Learning Outcomes

 

G1
  • Expand background knowledge on academic subjects thanks to reading topics and contents
  • Understand the vocabulary related to academic subjects in context
  • Distinguish different reading sub-skills in isolation
  • Identify different reading sub-skills for different kinds of question in the reading passage

1.1

1.2

 

G2
  • Utilize reading sub-skills (predicting, skimming, scanning, inferencing, taking notes, summarizing) at upper-intermediate level.
  • Utilize vocabulary skills to guess meanings of new words in context
  • Utilize new vocabularies for further discussions on reading topics   and contents

2.1.1

2.1.3

2.1.5

2.3.3

 

G3
  • Develop learning autonomy
  • Develop teamwork skills

3.1.2

3.1.5

 

Materials

Textbook:
 Daise, D., Norloff, C., & Carne, P. (2011). Q: Skills for success Reading and Writing 4. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

References:
1. Pavlik, C. (2004). ReadSmart 3. New York: McGraw-Hill.
2. Cambridge First Certificate in English 1. (2008). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2. Kenny, N., & Mortimer, L. L. (2008). FCE Practice Tests Plus 1. New York: Pearson Longman.

Assessment

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

Assignment

Percentage

Graded Readers

15%

Assignment

15%

Mid-term test

20

Final exam

50%
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