EL522/ 527 Reading 2a/ b (4 units, 0 credits)
Chiyeko Kristin Takayoshi, Adjunct Instructor in ESL
Winter 2008
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
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.
3. Langan, John. Ten
Steps to Advanced
4. Nouwen, Henri
J.M. In
the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership.
RECOMMENDED
1. Folse, Keith S. Intermediate
Reading Practices: Building Reading & Vocabulary Skills. (Revised
edition)
2. Baudoin,
Margaret E. et al. Reader’s Choice. (3rd ed.)
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.