READING (rev. date: 5/2007)
Units: NC rerequisite/Co-requisite Courses: None
Dr. Sylvia Y. Rippel Schoemaker Phone: 510.628.8036
E-mail: docsyl@gmail.com Office Hours: T-Th 9-9:30, 12; 15-1
Course site: http://rcomp072.blogspot.com/ and by arrangement
Required text: Richards, Jack C. and Samuela Eckstut-Didier. Strategic Reading 1: Building Effective Reading Skills. Los Angeles, CA: Cambridge University Press, 2006. ( ISBN: 0521555809)
Recommended texts: Dictionary, thesaurus
DESCRIPTION
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COURSE DESCRIPTION (CURRENT UNIVERSITY CATALOG):
IEP 3 READING. (NC)
Students will improve reading comprehension and rate; they will increase vocabulary through assigned readings, word study exercises, and discussions. Readings deal with a variety of subjects, including American culture, and academic and personal issues.
OBJECTIVES
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Students will develop reading skills for functional communicative purposes, in context-centered study and expansions.
University learner goals 1 -6, and specifically in English: To develop the ability to communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing, and to read with understanding (1.1) and institutional goals , especially 1,(1.1-1.4), 2.4
FORMAT
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A cooperative learning model is employed. Small group and individual discovery exercises and presentations will augment lectures, discussion and applications.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
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Students are expected to attend class, complete assignments, and to participate in individual and group work in a productive manner, and to take personal responsibility for meeting the objectives of the course..
POLICIES
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Attendance is required. Missed classes will mean zero points for the day’s class participation points. Excused absences are limited to serious medical or other problems, and are to be explained to the instructor either before or immediately after the absence.
SCHEDULE
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Week | Unit | Topic |
1 | 1 | Music |
2 | 2 | Money |
3 | 3 | Work |
4 | 4 | Sports |
5 | 5 | Weather |
6 | 6 | Clothes |
7 | 7 | Culture |
8 | 8 | Outer space |
9 | 9 | Animals |
Spring Recess | ||
10 | 10 | Travel |
11 | 11 | The Internet |
12 | 12 | Friends |
13 | 13 | Gifts |
14 | 14 | Emotions |
15 | 15 | Food; Sleep and dreams |
16 | 16 | Post Tests |
STUDENT EVALUATION
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Students will be evaluated on the basis of in-class work, homework, and overall proficiency development. Post-testing and instructor recommendations constitute student progress evaluation.
| Content | Points | Percent |
| Attendance & Class Participation | 35 | 16% |
| Summaries, Maps, Projects | 50 | 23% |
| Quizzes /tests /exercises | 50 | 23% |
| Papers | 50 | 23% |
| Presentations | 35 | 16% |
| Totals | 220 | 100% |
| Percent | Letter Grade |
90-100 | A |
80-89 | B |
70-79 | C |
60-69 | D |
Below 60 | F |
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