IELI 2360 Reading Authentic Texts

Course Description

This course introduces strategies for reading several genres typical of university assignments, including excerpts from textbooks in several disciplines and popular magazine articles having academic value. Brief overview of scholarly journals. Introduction to strategies and exercises for vocabulary development.

Course Goals

• Make visual representations to organize and summarize important content of a text
• Develop reading skills and strategies for successful comprehension
• Read for a variety of different purposes and adjust reading strategies accordingly
• Recognize several academic and popular genres
• Build academic vocabulary
• Distinguish main ideas and supporting details
• Use text structure to facilitate comprehension
• Use technology relevant to course goals