Welcome!

This class will attempt to develop your academic reading skills. We will especially work on improving your vocabulary knowledge and your ability to guess the meaning of words from the context.

Course Overview

“Advanced English Reading” is designed to prepare teacher-trainees for the reading demands of graduate school and provide
greater insight into the importance of reading development within the second language (L2) context with an emphasis on
reading techniques and critical reading skills. Practical reading (and some writing) skills and strategies are emphasized via
academic text materials and selected teaching materials.

Class Notes

Class notes will be added on a weekly basis for review.

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Grading Criteria

20% Attendance and Participation
20% 2 Reading Journals
30% 3 Literature Circle Tasks
20% 6 in-class Literature Circle group activities
10% Activity Route Map for a reading lesson

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Expectations

Attendance/Participation
Attendance is mandatory: Participants who arrive to class 10 minutes or more after class begins will be considered late. Participants who are late 3 times will receive 1 absence. Any participant who misses 1/4 of all class meetings will receive an F. Mastery of the ideas and concepts of this course requires engagement and discussion. If you are not in class, you miss that opportunity to exchange ideas. Moreover, participation is also essential. Just coming to class is not enough. I expect all participants to be active in class discussion and lectures as well as to complete all oral and written assignments.

Reading Journals
A reading journal is a ‘reader response’ to the material you’ve just read. You should choose an academic article (no newspapers, e-papers, etc.) about reading; that is, the academic articles you choose to read must have a ‘reading’ English education relationship. Please ask me if you are uncertain about any aspect of this assignment. In general, search for an area of reading that you would like to know more about (intensive, extensive, assessment, jigsaws, lesson planning, etc.). Again, keep in mind that all articles must have an English education relationship. Please ask me if you are uncertain; there is a little bit of flexibility for this assignment.

Literature Circle Tasks
This performance evaluation will assess the language and situations that we have covered in the first half of class

In-Class Literature Circle Group Activities
This performance evaluation will assess the language and situations that we have covered in the first half of class

Activity Route Map for a Reading Lesson
This performance evaluation will assess the language and situations that we have covered in the whole class.

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Additional Resources

To be added later.

Tentative Semester Schedule

Week/Date	Homework/Preparation	In class activities/Assignments
Week 1		Introduction of students, lecturer and course
Week 2		Life Map Presentations
Week 3		Do We Understand Each Other?
Week 4		Love at First Sight
Week 5		Biology of Love
Week 6		Beauty: Looks Don't Matter?
Week 7		Strictest Parents
Week 8		Review for Mid-term
Week 9		Mid-term Performance Assessment
Week 10		Popular Cultural: Pop Song "Torn"
Week 11		Issues in Popular Cultural: Suicide
Week 12		Issues in Popular Cultural: Happiness
Week 13		Issues in Popular Cultural: Adolescents and Responsibility
Week 14		Holiday
Week 15		Final Performance Assessment: Interviews Day 1
Week 16		Final Performance Assessment: Interviews Day 2

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