KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Department of European Languages and Literature
:::: Reading II ::::
2nd Semester
Academic Year 2007 – 2008 / 1428 – 1429
LANE 215 / Section AB
Lectures: Sunday and Tuesday / 9:30 – 11 am
Location: Building 8 / Room 800
Lecturer: Haifa Saud Alroqi
Office Hours: Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays
11 am -12 pm
Contact Details:
Office: King Abdulaziz University - Girls’ Campus Al-Jawhara Building - Room 119
Tel. +966 2 6400000 / Ex. 63423
Email: [email protected]
Course Description:
This course, Reading II, LANE 215, is taught in three hours per week. Reading I, LANE 212 is required as a prerequisite. Each unit of the course textbook, NorthStar – Advanced, is designed to explore intellectually challenging, contemporary themes to stimulate critical thinking skills while building language competence. LANE 215 is designed to help students to develop their vocabulary and language skills in general using communicative activities and skill-building exercises.
Textbooks:
Cohen, R. & Miller, J. (2004). NorthStar: Reading and Writing, Advanced. (2nd Ed.).
New York: Pearson Education Inc.
Bromberg, M., Liebb, J., & Traiger A. (2005) 504 Absolutely Essential Words. (5th Ed.).
Barron's Educational Series .
Course topics:
NorthStar:
Unit 1: Mickey’s Team
Unit 2: A Season in Utopia
Unit 3:The Road to Success
Unit 4: Silent Spring
Unit 5: What Is Lost in Translation
Unit 6: The Landscape of Faith
Unit 7: Going into Business
Unit 8: When the Soldier Is a Woman
Unit 9: The Cellist of Sarajevo
Unit 10: The Right to Read
504 Absolutely Essential Words
Lessons 22-42
Course Policies:
Grading Policy:
Quiz 1 (10: North Star + 5: 504 Absolutely Essential Words) 15 Quiz 2 (15: North Star + 5: 504 Absolutely Essential Words) 20 Quiz 3 (15: North Star + 5: 504 Absolutely Essential Words) 20
Participation + In-Class Reading 5
Final 40
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Total 100
Attendance policy:
Students are expected to be punctual and attend all classes.
If a student arrives after the scheduled beginning time for class, it will be put down in the attendance sheet as Late (3 times Late = 1 absence).
Being absent for more than 20% of allocated course time means that the student will receive a DN (denied from final exam) grade which is equivalent to an F.
Student work policy:
Students are expected to comply with the regulations regarding academic honesty and ethics.
Students are expected to take part in classroom discussions and other activities.
Students are allowed to use a dictionary/thesaurus when needed.
::: Course Timeline :::
Week Day Date Topic Notes
1
Sunday 24 February First Class Orientation
Tuesday 26 February ---
2
Sunday 2 March Unit 1: Mickey’s Team
Tuesday 4 March Unit 1: Mickey’s Team
3
Sunday 9 March Unit 2: A Season in Utopia
Tuesday 11 March Unit 2: A Season in Utopia
4
Sunday 16 March Unit 3:The Road to Success
Tuesday 18 March Unit 3:The Road to Success
Wednesday 19 March
Quiz 1 (Units 1+ 2) NorthStar
+ (Lessons 22-25) 504 Absolutely Essential Words
Time + Room TBA
5
Sunday 23 March Unit 4: Silent Spring
Tuesday 25 March Unit 4: Silent Spring
6
Sunday 30 March Unit 5: What Is Lost in Translation
Tuesday 1 April Unit 5: What Is Lost in Translation
7
Sunday 6 April Unit 6: The Landscape of Faith
Tuesday 8 April Unit 6: The Landscape of Faith
Midterm Break
8
Sunday 20 April Unit 7: Going into Business
Tuesday 22 April Unit 7: Going into Business
9
Sunday 27 April Unit 8: When the Soldier Is a Woman
Tuesday 29 April Unit 8: When the Soldier Is a Woman
Wednesday 30 April
Quiz 2
(Units 3+4+5) NorthStar
+ (Lessons 26-29) 504 Absolutely Essential Words
Time + Room TBA
10
Sunday 4 May Unit 9: The Cellist of Sarajevo
Tuesday 6 May Unit 9: The Cellist of Sarajevo
11
Sunday 11 May Unit 10: The Right to Read
Tuesday 13 May Unit 10: The Right to Read
12
Sunday 18 May Revision
Tuesday 20 May Revision
Wednesday 21 May
Quiz 3
(Units 6+7+8) NorthStar
+ (Lessons 30-33) 504 Absolutely Essential Words
Time + Room TBA
13
Sunday 25 May Revision
Tuesday 27 May Revision
14
Sunday 1 June Revision
Tuesday 3 June Revision
Final Exams
