Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ministry of Education
Taibah University ‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
College of Arts and Humanities ‫وزارة التعليم‬
Department of Languages and ‫جامعة طيبة‬
Translation ‫كلية اآلداب والعلوم اإلنسانية‬
‫قسم اللغات والترجمة‬

Reading Strategies (ENGL 113)

Instructor: Dr. Adel Alharbi

Email: [email protected]
Office: Department of Languages and Translation, staff room, Building 103
Office Hours: Monday from 12:45-1:55

1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course aims to help English language learners including teachers’ trainers
develop practices of different reading strategies. In order to reach this goal,
various representations of written texts related to diverse genres are analyzed.
Various perspectives of the same topic demonstrate how written texts may be
presented. This aim of developing reading strategies helps students realize the
possibilities of juxtaposition and rhetorical analysis. This is principally achieved
through the development of the reading process, and through training on reading
strategies, critical thinking skills and vocabulary-building exercises. This is
principally achieved through the development of the reading process, and through
training on reading strategies, critical thinking skills and vocabulary-building
exercises.

2. EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF THE MODULE

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Read a text for meaning.
- Grasp paragraph sense and organize facts.
- Skim a reading passage for the main idea (s).
- Scan a reading passage for specific details.

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 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Taibah University ‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
College of Arts and Humanities ‫وزارة التعليم‬
Department of Languages and ‫جامعة طيبة‬
Translation ‫كلية اآلداب والعلوم اإلنسانية‬
‫قسم اللغات والترجمة‬

Throughout the course, students will also be encouraged to avail the fully integrated
online course and/or in-person which provides a conducive environment for the
students to expand their learning through automatically graded practice tasks and
assessments.

Respect
Respect your classmates. This class welcomes a variety of ideas and perspectives.
You do not have to agree with everything, but please be respectful of others in the
class.

Attendance and Participation

Attendance is required to be successful in this course. I will keep an attendance record
for every class. To benefit from in-class discussion, group work, instruction, and
activities students must be present and on time to class.
Excused Absences: If student has an emergency, family emergency or is very ill, it is
his responsibility to communicate with me and provide appropriate documentations. If
you cannot attend the class, please contact me with a reason for your absence.

Personal Electronics and acceptable Use

Personal electronics such as cell phones, iPad, and MP3 players should be turned off
and put away during classes unless the instructor has specifically given permission for
students to use them. If students do not follow this policy, the instructor may count
them absent or ask them to leave the class.

3. REQUIRED TEXT:
Kirn, E. & Hartmann, P. (2012). Interactions 1: Reading (Middle East Diamond
Edition). New York: McGraw Hill Education.

4. CLASS PARTICIPATION
Class meetings will consist of some lecture and discussions of readings assigned
for class. Along with the discussions, we will be doing in-class exercises which are
relevant to the issues in the readings.

5. ATTENDANCE
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 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Taibah University ‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
College of Arts and Humanities ‫وزارة التعليم‬
Department of Languages and ‫جامعة طيبة‬
Translation ‫كلية اآلداب والعلوم اإلنسانية‬
‫قسم اللغات والترجمة‬

Attendance is compulsory for the module. Your attendance record needs to be 75%
or above. If you miss a class because you are ill or have other urgent personal
problems, it is your responsibility to catch up on the contents of the class/es you
missed. If your absences are legitimate due to mitigating circumstances, you will
need to provide appropriate evidence demonstrating this to the lecturer- this could
be a medical certificate, etc.

6. COURSE LEARNING ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION

The following methods of learning assessment will be used in this course:

6. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students During the Semester

Assessment task (e.g. essay, test, group project, Week Proportion
examination, speech, oral presentation, etc.) Due of Total
Assessment
1 1st midterm exam 7 20%
2 2nd midterm exam 12 20%
3 Assignments & Activities 5, 9, 13 20%
4 Final Exam 40%
5 Total 100 %

7. COURSE OUTLINE
This is a tentative schedule of topics and readings. The schedule might change if we spend
more or less time on certain topics.

Topics to be covered

List of Topics Week No. Contact

Hours

Academic Life Around the World 1 3

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 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Taibah University ‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
College of Arts and Humanities ‫وزارة التعليم‬
Department of Languages and ‫جامعة طيبة‬
Translation ‫كلية اآلداب والعلوم اإلنسانية‬
‫قسم اللغات والترجمة‬

Experiencing Nature 2 3

Living to Eat, or Eating to Live? 3 3

In the Community 4 3

Home 5 3
Revision for the first in-term test 6 3

Cultures of the World 7 3

Health 8 3
Entertainment and the Media 9 3

Revision for the second in-term test 10 3

Social Life 11 3
Sports 12 3

Course Learning Domains and Outcomes

Code Learning Domains Course Teaching Course Assessment
And Course Learning Outcomes Strategies Methods

1.0 Knowledge

1.1 • Skim a reading passage for • Classroom • Paper-Pencil

the main ideas Questions Tests

• Classroom
1.2 • Scan a reading passage for • Individual
Discussion
the minute details. Tasks

2.0 Cognitive Skills

• Texts analysis
2.1 • Analyse reading passages • Paper-Pencil
for details Tests
• Individual
tasks

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 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Taibah University ‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
College of Arts and Humanities ‫وزارة التعليم‬
Department of Languages and ‫جامعة طيبة‬
Translation ‫كلية اآلداب والعلوم اإلنسانية‬
‫قسم اللغات والترجمة‬

• Classroom
2.2 • Recognize indirect ideas. • Oral tests
discussion

3.0 Interpersonal Skills and Responsibility

3.1 • Students cooperate with Cooperative learning • Oral tests

colleagues in group readings
and texts analysis • Drills & Practices

4.0 Communication, Information Technology, Numerical

4.1 • Communicate their • Classroom • Paper-Pencil

responses to questions Discussion Tests
effectively
• Individual
tasks
5.0 Psychomotor

5.1 N/A

Practical Part (if any)

The practical part of Reading Strategies is based on exercises and the following
practical approach to the acquisition of language skills. This enables students to
practice each theoretical item:
1. Students are given homework on each of the above theoretical items to enhance their
reading skills.
2. Students are encouraged to put solutions on the board to questions about the main
idea of the text, the academic content, and the supporting details in a paragraph.
3. Students are encouraged to work in groups of two or more and then give a
presentation.
4. Students are encouraged to read their answers aloud, such as their conclusions,
vocabulary meaning, acronyms, and analysis of an idea.

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 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Taibah University ‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
College of Arts and Humanities ‫وزارة التعليم‬
Department of Languages and ‫جامعة طيبة‬
Translation ‫كلية اآلداب والعلوم اإلنسانية‬
‫قسم اللغات والترجمة‬

5. Students are encouraged to debate answers to questions raised to enhance the

understanding of facts and opinions.
6. Students are encouraged to discuss different solutions suggested by different students
and choose the correct answer.
7. Students are encouraged to think critically and creatively towards the comprehension
of each of the above theoretical items, such as classifying facts and putting events in
order.
8. Students have regular exercises related categorizing and identifying inferences.
9. Students have regular exercises related to the analysis and comprehension of details,
and the drawing of conclusions.

8. ADDITIONAL READINGS
• Cortina, J., Elder, J. & Gonnett, K. (1992). Comprehending College
Textbooks. New York: McGraw-Hill Education.
• Kirn, E. & Hartmann, P. (2009). Interactions 1: Reading (Middle East Gold
Edition). Maidenhead Berkshire: McGraw-Hill Education.
• McWhorter, K. (2006).Guide to College Reading (7th ed).New York: Pearson
Longman.
• Philpot, S. (2011). New Headway Academic Skills Level 2.Oxford: Oxford
University Press.

9. List of Electronic Materials

• http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/compre.htm
• http://edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension.htm
• http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000737.shtml
• http://www.essortment.com/all/effectivelyteac_tvau.htm
• http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/teacher_resources/literacy_pages/comprehe
nsion_strategies
• http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/marketing/sfesl/practicereading.html