Selective Reading of English
Magazines
4CN061
• Course name: Selective Reading of
English Magazines
• Department: Applied Foreign Languages
• School year 2010
• Fall
• Course level: junior, 4-year Day College
• Credit: 2 hours per week, 18 weeks
• Lecture: Elena Kolodkina
Course Description
• In this course, students will improve their reading
skills through study and discussion of magazine
and journal articles of varying lengths related to
important issues in different spheres of human
life.
• A wide variety articles to be read and discussed
would be related to important issues in politics,
economics, arts, fashion, education,
environment protection, sports, etc.
• Emphasis will be placed on developing a deep
understanding of text structure and on
developing micro- and macro-reading skills,
• so that relevant information can be found quickly
and effectively, without the need for translation
into the native language.
• The students will learn how to present the main idea of
an article and mark off the passages of the article that
seem important to them,
• to state the main problem discussed in the article,
• to give summary of an article,
• to state the questions, which remained unanswered in
the article,
• to speak on the conclusion the author comes to and
• to interpret the title of an article.
Unit 1. Articles on Education
and Youths’ Problems
Course Introduction, Review Syllabus,
Expectations and Questions.
Introduction of English Magazines
around the world and on the Internet.
Plan of reviewing and analyzing of a
magazine article.
Unit 1. Articles on Education
and Youths’ Problems
Articles on Education and Youths’
Problems published in September 2010.
Reading. Discussion. Rendering.
Reviewing.
Unit 2. Article on Crime and Law
Article on Crime and Law published in
September 2010.
Reading. Discussion. Rendering.
Reviewing.
Review writing or oral group presentation.
Unit 3. Articles on International and
Local Business
Articles on International and Local
Business published in October 2010.
Reading. Discussion. Rendering.
Reviewing.
Unit 4. Articles on Entertainment
Articles on Entertainment, Hobby and
Recreation published in October 2010.
Reading. Discussion. Rendering.
Reviewing.
Review writing or oral group presentation
Unit 5. Article on Environment
Article on Environment published in
November 2010.
Reading. Discussion. Rendering.
Reviewing.
Unit 6. Article on Politics
Article on Politics published in November
2010.
Reading. Discussion. Rendering.
Reviewing.
Review writing or oral group presentation.
Unit 7. Articles on Science and
Technology
Articles on Science and Technology
published in November 2010.
Reading. Discussion. Rendering.
Reviewing.
Review writing or oral group presentation.
Unit 8. Articles on Tourism and
Travelling
Articles on Tourism and Travelling
published in December 2010.
Reading. Discussion. Rendering.
Reviewing.
Unit 9. Article on Human Recourses
Article on Human Recourses published in
December 2010.
Reading. Discussion. Rendering.
Reviewing.
Review writing or oral group presentation.
Unit 10. Articles on Taiwan
Articles on Taiwan.
Reading. Discussion. Rendering.
Reviewing.
Review writing or oral group presentation
Teaching Methods
• Partner and small group reading and
speaking practice,
• individual and group presentations,
• free discussions,
• review writing.
Grading
– Attendance, homework, quizzes – 25%
– participation - 25%
– Midterm test – 25%
– Final test – 25%
Teaching materials
English magazines and journals
published around the world and
on the Internet