2011级 高级英语教学大纲
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[102122002][Advanced English Reading]
Course Syllabus
Department： Department of Foreign
Languages Students: Undergraduate
Nature of
Courses： Compulsory Grade： 3
Semester： 2014Ⅰ Credit： 3
Class Hours： Session 2-5 Thursday
Week1-18 Classroom： 2-105
Instructor’s
Office： A1-116 Instructor’s
Telephone：
Office Hours： 3:00-5:00 p.m. Thursday Instructor’s
E-mail：
Teaching
Assistant： TA’s
Telephone：
TA’s E-mail： TA’s Office
Hours：
Teaching
Content：
Preparation： Advanced English Reading Course
Course materials： Textbook
Lecturer： Tangziqian Reviewer： 2 Ⅰ. Course Description
Advanced English Reading is a core compulsory course designed for college students
majoring in English to study in their third academic year. It is a comprehensive course
designed in particular to train students’ English language skills , such as reading
comprehension, grammar, rhetoric and writing . Via reading and analyzing a wide range of
materials, including those involving political, economic, social, language, literature,
education, philosophy and other famous works, this course can expand students’ knowledge,
deepen students' understanding of society and life, nurture students’ ability to analyze and
appreciate classics, think independently improve logical thinking and consolidate students'
English language skills. Each lesson covers a large amount of related exercises, including
vocabulary study, paraphrases, discussion, English-Chinese translation and writing exercises,
aiming to improve students’ English proficiency .
Ⅱ. Course Objectives
1. The aim of this course is to help students’ enlarge vocabulary, develop a better
control and command of the known words.
2. To foster students’ ability in analyzing the structure of an article and help them
develop their ability at factual reading, critical reading and aesthetic reading.
3. To help students master the basic writing skills and apply to their own writings.
Ⅲ. Course Learning Outcomes(CLOs)
1. On completion of this course, students should be able to:
1) Master a vocabulary of 7000-9000 words, can correctly and proficiently use 5000 of the
common phrases and words.
2)Master basic word-formation method, memorize a certain number of synonyms,
antonyms; improve reading skills and reading speed.
3) Grasp the cohesion between sentences and paragraphs, such as reference, ellipsis,
substitution, etc.
4)Accurately grasp the main points, the structure, and rhetorical features of the article,
obtain the basic knowledge of rhetoric .
5) Improve language competence, namely explain difficult points in the article ,
summarize the theme of the article, conduct analysis and give comments in English.
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2. Alignments of Program and Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes CLOs
1. Demonstrate a thorough and systematic understanding of
basic knowledge of English extensive reading CLOs 1, 5
2. Grasp the function and features of some fundamental
rhetorical devices CLOs 2, 3, 4
3. Demonstrate the understanding of rules of word
formation CLOs 3, 4
4. Master the ability of oral interpretation of long and
complex sentences in English CLOs 2, 3, 4
5. Obtain useful writing styles presented in the texts CLOs 2, 3, 4, 5
Ⅳ. Course requirements and reading materials
1. Course requirements:
1) Attendance
Students are expected to attend all lectures.
2) Readings
Readings will be presented at the end of every lecture
3) Presentations
Students are invited to do short presentation to class
4) internship plan/projects
None
5) Quizzes and final
Evaluation will be based on mid-term test and final examination
6) Thesis
None
7) Academic honesty 4 integrity in all their academic work. In addition, students should
never ask for or use hints or material relative to assignments or projects
from any student or alumni who has already taken the class;
never perform a search on the internet to find information relative to a
graded assignment
8) Definition of plagiarism and its punishments
Plagiarism is against University’s policies of scholarship. Students caught
with such offence will immediately be reported to the relevant authorities and will be
severely punished accordingly, which may include expulsion from the University.
2. Reading materials:
1) Textbook(s)-required
Ding Jianxin. Liberal Education Advanced English Reading. Guang Zhou：Sun
