PROGRAM STUDI: PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS JURUSAN PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS
FACULTAS PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS UNIVERSITAS PENDIDIKAN INDONESIA
Course : Reading for Academic Purposes Code : IG 425
Credit : 2 Credits
Lecturers : 1. Objectives
At the end of the semester, students are able to:
1. comprehend different types of texts (essay, opinion paper, journal articles, reviews) 2. get familiar with reading strategies to be independent readers
3. developing reading strategies (identifying authors’ point of view, purpose and tone, intended audience, summarizing, paraphrasing and synthesizing)
2. Course Description:
This course covers comprehension of academic texts such as essays, opinion paper, journal articles, reviews. The students are expected to get familiar with reading strategies that include summarizing, paraphrasing and synthesizing) to be independent readers and apply those strategies.
3. Learning Activities:
Learning activities include discussions on topics 4. Evaluation:
Evaluation will be based on the following components: 1. Class participation : 10%
2. Midterm Exam : 20 %
3. Assignments :30%
4. Final Exam : 40 % Grading Policy:
D = 50 – 59 E ≤ 49
5. Media: Handouts, Power Point 6. Course Outline:
Wee
ks Topics Source
1 Introduction to Course Outline Lecturer’s syllabus and handout
2 Part 1: Topic Reading for Academic
Purposes Modul
3 Part 2: Main Idea Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
4 Part 3: Drawing Inferences Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
5 Exercises on Drawing Inferences Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
6 Part 4: Tone Reading for Academic
Purposes Modul 7 Exercises on the Purpose and Tone of Texts
8 MidTerm Exam
9 Part 5: Patterns of Organization Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
10 Exercises on Patterns of Organization Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
11 Part 6: Paraphrasing and Summarizing Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
12 Exercises on Paraphrasing and
Summarizing Reading for Academic Purposes Modul 13 Exercises on Paraphrasing and
summarizing Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
Purposes Modul
15 Exercises on Synthesizing Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
16 FINAL EXAM
7. References:
Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
COURSE UNITS Sessi
on Topics Specific Objectives ActivitiesLearning Evaluation and Assignme
ts
Sources
1 Introduction to the course
outline Students will be well-informed about the topics, materials and course requirements
Lecturing QA session Lecturer’s syllabus and handout
2 Topic Students will be able to identify the topic of reading texts
Discussio
n QA session Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
3 Main Idea Students will be able to formulate the main idea of paragraphs/texts and distinguishing main ideas from supporting details
Discussio
n QA session Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
4 Drawing Inferences Students will be able to draw inferences and understand implied message from the texts
Discussio
n QA session Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
5 Drawing Inferences Students will be able to draw inferences and understand implied message from the texts
Discussio
n QA session Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
6 Tone Students will be able to
identify the tone and purpose of the author
Discussio
7 Tone Students will be able to identify the tone and purpose of the author
Discussio
n QA session Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Patterns of organization Students will be able to identify and
differentiate patterns of organizations of essays
Discussio
n QA session Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
10 Patterns of organization Students will be able to identify and
differentiate patterns of organizations of essays
Discussio
11 Paraphrasi ng and Summarizi ng
Students will be able to
n QA session Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
12 Paraphrasi ng and Summarizi ng
Students will be able to
n QA session Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
13 Paraphrasi ng and Summarizi ng
Students will be able to
n QA session Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
14 Synthesizin
g Students will be able to synthesize ideas from different texts.
Discussio
n QA session Reading for Academic Purposes Modul
15 Synthesizin g
Students will be able to synthesize ideas from different texts.
Discussio n
QA session
Reading for
Academic Purposes Modul