○Basic Reading Skills I[2325]

＜授業のねらい及び具体的な達成目標＞

The aim of this course is to improve the students’ general reading abilities in English. The focus will be on developing basic comprehension skills: identifying topics, supporting ideas and conclusions. In order to achieve this, the structural formations of short readings will be analyzed. Attention will be given to enhancing the students’ scanning techniques to identify key points and to increasing the students’ reading speeds. Students will be expected to display their skills in the above techniques in English, both orally and in written form.

＜授業計画＞

Week 1 Introduction
Week 2 UNIT 1 Previewing and Making Predictions / Faster Reading
Week 3 UNIT 1 Previewing and Making Predictions / Faster Reading
Week 4 UNIT 2 Scanning / Faster Reading
Week 5 UNIT 2 Scanning / Faster Reading
Week 6 Review / Book conference
Week 7 UNIT 3 Making Inferences / Faster Reading
Week 8 UNIT 3 Making Inferences / Faster Reading
Week 9 UNIT 4 Building a Powerful Vocabulary / Faster Reading
Week 10 UNIT 4 Building a Powerful Vocabulary / Faster Reading
Week 11 UNIT 4 Building a Powerful Vocabulary / Faster Reading
Week 12 Review / Book conference
Week 13 Exam

＜成績評価方法及び水準＞

Participation (including quiz): 20%
Reading Project: 30%
Exam: 50%

＜教科書＞

Beatrice S. Mikulecky, Linda Jeffries
Reading Power
Longman

＜参考書＞

Penguin Readers
Oxford Bookworms

＜オフィスアワー＞

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