ENG 214

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National Commission for Academic Accreditation &

Assessment

Course Specification

Institution Majmaah University

College/Department College of Education / English Department

A Course Identification and General Information

1. Course title and code: ENG 214 Reading 3

2. Credit hours Three [3] Hours

3. Program(s) in which the course is offered.

B.A in English

4. Name of faculty member responsible for the course:

5. Level/year at which this course is offered: Level 4

6. Pre-requisites for this course (if any)

ENG 124 Reading 2

7. Co-requisites for this course (if any)

8. Location if not on main campus

Not applicable

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B Objectives

This course is designed for undergraduate English-majored students at the college Education, Majmaah University. The prerequisite for this course is

ENG124 (Reading and Vocabulary2). The aims of this course are to develop the abilities of the students to read a complex, text with technical vocabulary and understand it effectively. The students will be able to make inferences, predict meanings, summarize a passage, use context clues, identify topic sentences, supporting details, and concluding sentences and extract main ideas through skimming and scanning.

Main Aims:

To read a complex text

To encourage the students to skim and scan a text

To guess meaning from the context

To make inferences

To develop analytical, cognitive skills to compare , discuss various issues

To develop reading strategies

Learning Outcomes:

 read any type of text

 skim and scan a long passage

 identify the main ideas, topic sentences, supporting details and concluding sentences and develop their reading strategies

 summarize the passage.

 make inferences

2 . Briefly describe any plans for developing and improving the course that are being implemented .

Reading materials and activities with the use of information technology system

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C. Course Description

1 Topics to be Covered

List of Topics No of

Weeks

Orientation and Introduction to the course

Education and Student Life

City Life

City Life and Midterm Exam 1

Business and Money

2

2

2

2

2

Jobs and Professions

2

Life Styles Around the World + Midterm Exam 2

2

Life Styles Around the World (concluded)

1

Contactho urs

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

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2 Course components (total contact hours per semester):

Lecture:

15 hours

Tutorial: Laboratory Practical Reading

30 hours

Other:

3. Additional private study/learning hours expected for students per week.

Students should develop the habit of daily studying to improve their reading skills.

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4. Development of Learning Outcomes in Domains of Learning

 read any type of text

 skim and scan a long passage

 identify the main ideas, topic sentences, supporting details and concluding sentences and develop their reading strategies

 summarize the passage.

 make inferences a. Knowledge

(i) Description of the knowledge to be acquired

The aims of this course are to develop the abilities of the students to read a complex, text with technical vocabulary and understand it effectively.

The students will be able to make inferences, predict meanings, summarize a passage, use context clues, identify topic sentences, supporting details, and concluding sentences and extract main ideas through skimming and scanning.

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(ii) Teaching strategies to be used to develop that knowledge

Socialized discussion with the aid of information and communication technology like power point presentations of lecture.

Interactive Class discussion – question and answer

Experiential Strategy- active, hands-on concrete experience is the most powerful and natural form of learning. Students should be immersed in the most direct possible experiences of the content of every subject.

Collaborative- cooperative learning activities tap the social power of learning better.

Read aloud activities/ Guided reading

( iii) Methods of assessment of knowledge acquired

Pair task activities/ Group task activities

Skill based guide/ graded communicative activities

Use of checklist and multi trait rubrics for evaluation

Feedback/ problem based learning

Formative assessment b. Cognitive Skills

(i) Description of cognitive skills to be developed

The overall purpose is for students to read for meaning at all times and to comprehensibly understand the context of varied reading text in different genre.

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(ii) Teaching strategies to be used to develop these cognitive skills

Socialized discussion with the aid of information and communication technology like power pointpresentationsof lecture.

Interactive Class discussion – question and answer

Experiential Strategy- active, hands-on concrete experience is the most powerful and natural form of learning. Students should be immersed in the most direct possible experiences of the content of every subject.

Collaborative- cooperative learning activities tap the social power of learning better.

Read aloud activities/ guided reading

(iii) Methods of assessment of students cognitive skills

• Pair task activities/ Group task activities

Skill based guide/ graded communicative activities

Use of checklist and multi trait rubrics for evaluation

Feedback/ problem based learning

• Formative assessment c. Interpersonal Skills and Responsibility

(i) Description of the interpersonal skills and capacity to carry responsibility to be developed

The students will be able to understand the differences of group reading, pair reading,and guided reading . With these varied reading activities students will be able to appreciate the importance of cooperative reading to finish the tasks given to them.

(ii) Teaching strategies to be used to develop these skills and abilities

Socialized discussion with the aid of information and

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communicationtechnology like power point presentations of lecture.

Interactive Class discussion – question and answer

Experiential Strategy- active, hands-on concrete experience is the most powerful and natural form of learning. Students should be immersed in the most direct possible experiences of the content of every subject.

Collaborative- cooperative learning activities tap the social power of learning better.

Read aloud activities

(iii) Methods of assessment of students interpersonal skills and capacity to carry responsibility

Pair task activities/ Group task activities

Skill based guide/ graded communicative activities

Use of checklist and multi trait rubrics for evaluation

Feedback/ problem based learning

Formative assessment d. Communication, Information Technology and Numerical Skills

(i) Description of the skills to be developed in this domain.

The students will be exposed to different reading materials from simple to complex reading activities with the aid of information technology system to deepen their reading competency and vocabulary enrichment.

(ii) Teaching strategies to be used to develop these skills

Socialized discussion with the aid of information and communication technology like power point presentations of lecture.

Interactive Class discussion – question and answer

Experiential Strategy- active, hands-on concrete experience is the most

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powerful and natural form of learning. Students should be immersed in the most direct possible experiences of the content of every subject.

Collaborative- cooperative learning activities tap the social power of learning better.

Read aloud activities

(iii) Methods of assessment of students numerical and communication skills

Pair task activities/ Group task activities

Skill based guide/ graded communicative activities

Use of checklist and multi trait rubrics for evaluation

Feedback/ problem based learning

Formative assessment

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2

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5. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students During the Semester

Assessment Assessment task (eg. essay, test, group project, examination etc.)

Midterm Examination 1

Midterm Examination 2

Week due Proportion of

Final

Assessment

6 th week

10 th week

15 %

20%

Reading Portfolio 1-15

8

4

[ activities/ homework]

Final Examination thweeks 5%

17 th week 60%

T O TA L 100%

E Learning Resources

1.

Required Text

Interactions 2 Reading / Middle East Gold Edition

Pamela Hartmann and Elaine Kirn

McGraw- Hill Education 2007

ISBN: 10: 0077116380

2. Essential References

Interactions 2 Reading

Catherine Green

McGraw Hill 2007

3 - Recommended Books and Reference Material (Journals, Reports, etc) (Attach List )

Online news reading

VOA[voice of America] reading updates

4-.

Electronic Materials, Web Sites

 http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com

 http://www.onelook.com/

 http://dictionary.cambridge.org

5 - Other learning material such as computer-based programs/CD, professional standards/regulations

Download reading materials and activities to this website:

 www.mhhe.com/interactionmosaic

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F. Facilities Required

Indicate requirements for the course including size of classrooms and laboratories (ie number of seats in classrooms and laboratories, extent of computer access etc.)

1. Accommodation (Lecture rooms, laboratories, etc.)

20 students in 120 square meters room

2. Computing resources

Not applicable

3. Other resources (specify --eg. If specific laboratory equipment is required, list requirements or attach list)

Not applicable

G Course Evaluation and Improvement Processes

1 Strategies for Obtaining Student Feedback on Effectiveness of

Teaching

 Students’ evaluation

Module descriptor evaluation questionnaires

2 Other Strategies for Evaluation of Teaching by the Instructor or by the

Department

Peer evaluation

Colleagues support

Department head evaluation and feedback

3 Processes for Improvement of Teaching

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Continuous studying by attending refreshing courses in graduate school

To attend the seminars and conferences.

To continue to do research studies.

To read and learn the latest trend in education to enhance my teaching skills

4. Processes for Verifying Standards of Student Achievement

Colleagues support

5 Describe the planning arrangements for periodically reviewing course effectiveness and planning for improvement.

 Seeking students’ opinion about the course

Surfing the internet for new developments

Periodical staff meetings for course evaluation

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