Stamford University Bangladesh
Summer 2020 (June - August)
Course Outline | Page 1 of 2 Basic Information
Course Title
Advanced Reading Strategies and
Writing Course Code ENGL 103 Credit Hour 3
Name of the
Faculty Mirza Md. Adwit Rahman Batch & CR’s
details ENG-D-70-71-B Class Hour
& Room No.
Saturday Monday
5.00 p.m. – 6.30 p.m.
3.30 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Through Zoom
(online teaching-learning platform) Faculty
Contact Details
Mobile: +88016757213821
Email: mirza.adwit@stamforduniversity.edu.bd
URL of group created for this course:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/summer202 0engl103/
Prerequisite
Course(s)
Composition (ENGL 101), Public Speaking (ENGL 102)
Program &Department B. A (Honours) in English Department of English
Course Details
Description
This course may be aptly termed as the next step of the course “Composition” learners completed in the previous semester. Whereas in Composition basic reading and writing techniques are introduced, at this stage a more critical, thorough, creative, and analytical responses are sought. This course is designed to cultivate an understanding of the psychological, social, political, and practical significance of communication in English with special emphasis on academic writing to hone students’ spontaneous judgement and analysis.
Learners will be encouraged to develop their thinking and writing with confidence in ways that reflect their unique perspective and identity. They will learn and appreciate a range of styles and forms of expression through comprehending, inferring, summarizing, etc. They will also develop a habit of writing different types of essay in an academic context.
ILOs
This course is primarily designed to provide the students with opportunities for improving reading and writing skills. By the end of the course, the learners (you) should be able to:
▪ write for the intended readers of a text, and design or adapt texts to audiences who may differ in their familiarity with the subject matter.
▪ gain an understanding of critical reading and academic writing.
▪ demonstrate competence in Standard Written English, including grammar, sentence and paragraph/essay structure, coherence, and document design (including the use of the visual), and be able to use this knowledge to revise texts.
▪ produce cogent arguments that identify arguable issues, reflect the degree of available evidence, and take account of counter arguments.
Lesson Plan (Midterm)
Contents No. of
Classes
Skimming, Scanning, and Inferencing 01
Summarizing short texts 01
Writing
Précis
01Editing a text/Correcting sentence-skills mistakes
(Subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement, preposition, spelling, punctuation, number, inconsistent verb tense, run-ons, faulty parallelism, fragment,
capitalization, etc.)
02
Academic Word List (1 - 5) 01
Phrasal Verb 01
Translation (English to Bangla) 01
Total no. of classes 08
Stamford University Bangladesh
Summer 2020 (June - August)
Course Outline | Page 2 of 2 Lesson Plan
(Final Term)
Contents No. of
classes
Paraphrasing 01
Essay Structure (Five-paragraph Model) 01
Steps in writing essays 01
Compare – Contrast Essay Writing 01
Argumentative Essay Writing 01
Homophones & Homonyms 01
Translation (Bangla to English) 01
Total no. of classes 07
Pedagogy
• Online live class through Zoom, uploading recorded lecture video on Youtube channel, communicating through Facebook group
• Online assessment through quiz, presentation/assignment, Midterm and Final exam (through Google Form)
Assessment Online No. of
Quizzes 04
No. of
Presentations/
Assignments
02 No. of exams 02
Weights
Assessment Criteria Marks (%)
Online class and task participation 10%
Quiz (Best 2 out of 4) 20%
Assignment/Presentation (Best 1 out of 2) 10%
Midterm 30%
Final Term 30%
Total 100%
Grading Policy
Marks Letter
Grade GPA Assessment
80% and above A+ 4.00 Outstanding
75 – 79 A 3.75 Excellent
70 – 74 A- 3.50 Very Good
65 – 69 B+ 3.25 Good
60 – 64 B 3.00 Above Average
55 – 59 B- 2.75 Average
50 – 54 C+ 2.50 Below Average
45 – 49 C 2.25 Poor
40 – 44 D 2.00 Pass
Less than 40% F 0.00 Fail
List of Reference Books
Due to students’ limitation to go outside during lockdown embracing health hazard to buy books, all the lecture materials, soft copies of books and videos will be provided online (Google Drive link will be shared before each class on Facebook group page.)
Course Policy and Procedure
Attendance and Participation Policy
To succeed in this course, regular attendance is required. Please note that missing more than Six (6) classes for any reason may result in a zero for the participation/performance portion of your grade.
Make Up Work
All exams must be completed within the date assigned. If you turn in a paper late on your assigned day, or do not come to class on an exam day or test day, you will be penalized for that assignment, unless an alternate due date has PREVIOUSLY been approved.
Plagiarism
In writing classes, plagiarism most often occurs when students use someone else’s work or use direct reference from internet sources and submit it as their own. Plagiarism is a serious offence and will be treated as such. Any Plagiarized script will immediately receive an F grade.
Class Etiquette
During class meetings please refrain from chatting, texting, reading newspapers, or otherwise distracting yourself or other students from the lecture and from your note taking.
