EL522/ 527 Reading 2a/ b (4 units, 0 credits)

Chiyeko Kristin Takayoshi, Adjunct Instructor in ESL
Fall 2007 Pasadena

DESCRIPTION:

This 10-week High-Intermediate course strengthens academic reading skills necessary for seminary study. Every week, students reinforce reading strategies that enable students to read faster, build comprehension, and sharpen study skills as well as learning new strategies to critical comprehension. Students read a variety of texts and perform reading tasks that are typical of seminary study.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Review and reinforce learning outcomes in Level 1a (Intermediate).

2. Improve reading speed and comprehension

3. Gain new reading strategies

-Distinguishing between facts and opinions

-Making inferences to recognize author’s implicit information

-Identifying author’s purpose and tone

-Evaluating arguments

4. Understand how to read for research

5. Synthesizing reading information in writing assignments

6. Gain exposure to a variety of Christian literature and themes common in seminary.

COURSE FORMAT:

This class meets twice weekly for two-hour sessions. Students actively engage in different types of academic reading, exercises, small group work, lectures, and discussions to build research skills.

REQUIRED READING:

1. Dodd, Debbie. Dictionary of Theological Terms in Simplified English. Evangelism and Missions Information Service (EMIS), 2003

2. Kenneson, Philip D. Life on the Vine: Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit in Christian Community. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1999.

3. Langan, John. Ten Steps to Advanced Reading. Townsend Press, 2003.

4. Nouwen, Henri J.M. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership. New York: Crossroad Publishing Company, 1989.

RECOMMENDED READING:

1. Folse, Keith S. Intermediate Reading Practices: Building Reading & Vocabulary Skills. (Revised edition) University of Michigan Press, 1993.
2. Baudoin, Margaret E. et al. Reader’s Choice. (3rd ed.) Univ. of Michigan Press, 1994.

ASSIGNMENTS:

This noncredit course is “Satisfactory” or “Not Satisfactory.” Students will do a variety of reading activities with the purpose of developing particular reading skills including: skimming and scanning, extracting information, reading for comprehension, and drawing inferences.

1. Class participation and preparation (weekly reading, oral and written assignments)

2. Weekly theological terms quizzes
3. Reading Log of 1000 pages

4. Five 500-word book reviews

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets partial requirements to advance within the ESL Program.

FINAL EXAMINATION: ESL Exit Exam.

Last Date Edited: 28 June 2007