RD 103, Reading for Non-Native Speakers III
Sample syllabus submitted by Professor Fulwiler, Fall 2004

TEXTBOOKS: 

Langan, John.  Ten Steps to Advancing College Reading Skills.  4^th ed.  West Berlin, NJ:  Townsend Press Book Center,  2004. 

Fry, Edward, Ph.D.  Vocabulary Drills/Advanced Level.  Jamestown Publishers, 2000.

WEEK I 

            8/24 – 8/27      Introduction to the Course                                   

                                    Diagnostic Test (75 minutes, be on time) 

                                    Reading Chapter 1 “Vocabulary in Context”

pp.    15 – 36 (Do exercises) 

WEEK II

             8/30 – 9/3        Reading Chapter 2 “Main Ideas”

pp.    49-63 (Do exercises) 

Vocabulary Chapter 1 “Meeting Words in Context”

            pp. 3-7 (Do exercises)

Reading Chapter 2 “Main Ideas”

            pp. 64-75 (Do exercises) 

WEEK III 

            9/6                   LABOR DAY; COLLEGE CLOSED 

9/7 – 9/10        Weekly Test I on material from previous week (Bring books with exercises completed. 

                        Reading Chapter 3 “Supporting Details”

                                                pp. 93-107 (Do exercises)

                                    Vocabulary Chapter 3 “The Contests”

                                                pp. 8-12 (Do exercises)

                                    Reading Chapter 3 “Supporting Details”

                                                pp. 108-112 (Do exercises)

 WEEK IV  

9/13-9/17         Weekly Test II on material from previous week (bring books with exercises completed). 

                        Reading Chapter 4 “Implied Main Ideas and the Central Point”                                                 pp. 131-142 

                                    Vocabulary Chapter 5

                                                pp. 18-22 (Do exercises)                                   

                                    Reading Chapter 4 “Implied Main Ideas and the Central Point”

                                                pp. 142-147 (Do exercises) 

WEEK V 

9/20-9/24         Weekly Test III on material from previous week (bring books with exercises completed). 

                        Reading Chapter 5 “Relationships I”

                                    pp. 170-189 (Do exercises) 

                        Vocabulary Chapter 7

                                    pp. 23-27 (Do exercises) 

WEEK VI 

9/27-10/1         Weekly Test IV on material from previous week (bring books with exercises completed). 

                        Reading Chapter 5 “Relationships I”

                                    pp. 190-201 (Do exercises) 

                        Vocabulary Chapter 9

                                    pp. 34-38 (Do exercises) 

                        Reading Chapter 6 “Relationships II”

                                    pp. 215-224

WEEK VII 

10/4-10/8         Weekly Test V on material from previous week (bring books with exercises completed).

                         Reading Chapter 6

                                    pp. 225-232 (Do exercises)

                        Vocabulary Chapter 11

                                    pp. 39-43 (Do exercises)

                        Reading Chapter 6

                                    pp. 233-239 (Do exercises) 

WEEK VIII

            10/11-10/15     Review for Mid-Term Exam 

                                    MID-TERM EXAM 

WEEK IX 

10/18-10/22     Weekly Test VI on material from previous week (bring books with exercises completed).

                        Reading Chapter 7 “Fact and Opinion”

                                    pp. 260-278

                        Vocabulary Chapter 13

                                    pp. 49-53

                        Reading Chapter 7 “Fact and Opinion”

                                    pp. 278-288 

WEEK X 

10/25-10/29     Weekly Test VII on material from previous week (bring books with exercises completed). 

                        Reading Chapter 8 “Inferences”

                                    pp. 190-201 (Do exercises) 

                        Vocabulary Chapter 15

                                    pp. 54-58 (Do exercises) 

                        Reading Chapter 8 “Inferences”

                                    pp. 312-321

WEEK XI

11/1-11/5         Weekly Test VIII on material from previous week (bring books with exercises completed).

                        Reading Chapter 8 “Inferences”

                                    pp. 322-330

                        Vocabulary Chapter 9

                                    pp. 64-68

                        Reading Chapter 9 “Purpose and Tone”

                                    pp. 343-352

WEEK XII

11/8-11/12       Weekly Test IX on material from previous week (bring books with exercises completed).

                        Reading Chapter 9 “Purpose and Tone”

                                    pp. 353-363

                        Vocabulary Chapter 19

                                    pp. 69-73

                        Reading Long Story with comprehension

WEEK XIII

11/15-11/19     Weekly Test X on material from previous week (bring books with exercises completed).

                        Reading Chapter 10 “Argument”

                                                pp. 383-391

                        Vocabulary Chapter 21

                                                pp. 79-83

                        Reading Chapter 10 “Argument”

                                    pp. 392-402 

WEEK XIV

11/22-11/26     THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 11/24-11/25 

                        Weekly Test XI on material from previous week (bring books with exercises completed).

Reading Long Story                       

Vocabulary Chapter 23

                                    pp. 84-88 

WEEK XV 

11/29-12/3       Reading Review of Skills 

                        Vocabulary Chapter 25

                                                pp. 94-98 

WEEK XVI 

            12/6-12/10       Vocabulary Quiz 

                                    Reading Review all skills reading assignment 

                                    Vocabulary Chapter 27

                                                pp. 93-103 

FINAL EXAM: 12/15-12/21 

READING LAB REQUIREMENTS MUST BE FULFILLED:  A minimum of six hours recorded in the Reading Lab and the completion of the readings and appropriate tests with scores of 85% or better in Main Idea, Sequence, Details, Inference, and Vocabulary. 

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