Syllabus

SYLLABUS:
IEP 3 READING
Prerequisite/Co-requisite Courses: None
Fall 2008 (NC), Thursdays, 12:30-4:15
Instructor: Dr. Sylvia Y. R. Schoemaker
Phone: 510.628.8036
Office Hours: T-Th 11:45-12:30 and by arrangement
E-mail: profs4e@gmail.com
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
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
COURSE DESCRIPTION
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.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
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.
Students will demonstrate improved discrete and holistic reading comprehension skills through targeted quizzes, tests (pre and post) and exercises (class and text-based).
TOPICS
Reading selections are of immediate academic and socio-cultural relevance. Among topics included are: music, money, work, sports, weather, culture, Internet

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
A cooperative learning model is employed. Small group and individual discovery exercises and presentations will augment lectures, discussion and applications.

SCHEDULE

4-Sep	Wk 1			Introduction
11-Sep	Wk 2	Unit I	Music	Music and Moods	Louis Armstrong	Biology of Music
18-Sep	Wk3
25-Sep	Wk 4	Unit II	Money	Dangers in Shopping	How to be a Millionaire	Pity the Poor Lottery Winner
2-Oct	Wk 5	Unit III	Work	Your First Job	Job Satisfaction	Are You a Workaholic?
9-Oct	Wk 6	Unit IV	Sports	Do Pro Athletes Make Too Much Money?	Extreme Sports	Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Olympic Games
16-Oct	Wk 7	Review
23-Oct	Wk 8	Midpoint Exercises
30-Oct	Wk 9	Unit V	Weather	Keeping an Eye on the Weather	Nature's Weather Forecasters	Could You Survive a Natural Disaster?
6-Nov	Wk 10	Unit VI	Clothes	Dressing for Success	Casual Dress in the Workplace	T-shirts Out; Uniforms In
13-Nov	Wk 11	Unit VII	Culture	Adventures in India	Body Language in the US	Cross-cultural Differences
20-Nov	Wk 12	Unit VIII	Outer Space	Lining in Space	The Planets	Space Tours Not So Far Off
27-Nov	Wk 13	Thanksgiving
4-Dec	Wk 14	Unit IX	Animals	The Terrible Toads	Exotic Animals -- Not as Pets!	Let's Abandon Zoos
11-Dec	Wk 15	Post test

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA & METHOD OF EVALUATING STUDENTS

Class Participation 15%
Quizzes 10%
Projects 15%
Term Paper 30%
Presentations 10%
Final Exam 20%
Total 100%

100-95 A
94-90 A-
89-87 B+
86-84 B-
83-80 C+
79-77 C+
76-74 C
73-70 C-
69-67 D+
66-64 D
63-60 D-
59 or < F