LG240 - ALS630 - Course Information

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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Code : ALS 630
Course Name : Advanced Reading
Level : Bachelor’s Degree
Total SLT : 160
Equivalent to___4__credit
Face-to-Face (F2F): 56
Non Face-to-Face: 0 Guided and 104 Non Guided
Part : 4
Course Status : Core

(Core/Non Core)
Prerequisite : None
Nama Fakulti: Akademi Pengajian Bahasa Tahun Mula: 2006

Nama Program: Sarjana Muda Bahasa Gunaan (Kepujian) Bahasa Inggeris Komunikasi Profesional Tahun Semakan: 2019
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Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1.0 Examine critically journalistic and academic articles in the field of social sciences
and humanities (C4)
2.0 Organize information management through poster presentation related to field of

social science and humanities (A4)
3.0 Demonstrate effective communication in research presentation in the field of Social

Sciences and Humanities (A4)
4.0 Demonstrate critical understanding and professionalism through literature review in the
field of social sciences and humanities (A5)
Course Description
This course is designed to refine and improve students’ critical reading, thinking and writing
skills. It focuses on increased analytical, inferential and evaluative comprehension,
employing effective reading and writing skills. Emphasis is given to reading into writing tasks
including reading systematically, and critically examining a variety of academic texts to write
a literature review. At the end of the course, the students will demonstrate their knowledge
and skills required by creating a secondary research poster.
Syllabus Content
1. Apply reading strategies to a variety of journalistic and academic texts
1.1 Review of reading strategies

1.2 Apply reading strategies
1.3 Build an expanding repertoire of academic and non academic vocabulary
1.4 Increase speed of reading
1.5 Academic and non-academic vocabulary
2. Develop critical comprehension
2.1 Formulate implied main ideas

2.2 Distinguish facts from opinions
2.3 Inductive and deductive reasoning
2.4 Making inferences and drawing conclusions
2.5 Determine author’s purpose, tone, intended audience and bias
3. Evaluate Author’s Argument
3.1 Recognise controversial issues, and author’s stand

3.2 Recognise assumptions and implications
3.3 Determine validity and credibility
3.4 Determine completeness of argument

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4 Write a Literature Review
4.1 Read selected reading texts

4.2 Extract important information
4.3 Analyse texts
4.4 Synthesize texts
4.5 Evaluate texts
4.6 Write a critical/literature review on selected reading texts
5 Create a research poster

5.1 Read and research secondary sources
5.2 Synthesize information from various readings
5.3 Design research poster
6 Poster Exhibition
6.1 Present at the Poster Exhibition
6.2 Prepare additional materials (brochures/pamphlets)
6.3 Handle Questions and explain research in an engaging manner
Teaching Methodology
The instructor acts as a facilitator using the inquiry method in a learner-centered approach.
Learning activities include lectures, blended learning, discussion sessions,
reading into writing tasks and presentations. Students will be given ample opportunities to
apply the skills they learned in the classroom.
Assessment
Coursework : 100%
1. Test ( Literal /Critical Read. Comp) : 20%

2. Assignment (Lit. Review) 30%
3. Project (Research Poster) : 30%
4. Oral Presentation : 20%
Recommended Text
None
References
Beglar, D and Murray, N. (2018). Contempory Topics (64h ed). New York: Pearson Education
ESL.
Benz, C. (2016). College Reading: English for Academic Success. Toronto: Little Brown.
Dabelli, R. (2014). The Art of Thinking Clearly . London: Harper Collins.

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Langan, J. (2015). Ten steps to Advanced Reading, (2nd Ed). New York: Townsend Press.
Maguire, M. (2015). Advanced Reporting: Essential skills for 21 st Century Journalism.

U.S.A.: Rutledge.
McWhorter, K. (2013). Academic Reading (8th ed). New York: Pearson.
Smith, R and Morris , L. (2016). Bridging the Gap (12th. ed) New York: Pearson.


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UHEK_BHEA_2013

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

Course Code : ALS 630

Course Name : Advanced Reading

Level : Bachelor’s Degree

Total SLT : 160

Course Status : Core

Nama Fakulti: Akademi Pengajian Bahasa Tahun Mula: 2006

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

2.0 Organize information management through poster presentation related to field of

3.0 Demonstrate effective communication in research presentation in the field of Social

1. Apply reading strategies to a variety of journalistic and academic texts

1.1 Review of reading strategies

2. Develop critical comprehension

2.1 Formulate implied main ideas

3. Evaluate Author’s Argument

3.1 Recognise controversial issues, and author’s stand

Nama Fakulti: Akademi Pengajian Bahasa Tahun Mula: 2006

4 Write a Literature Review

4.1 Read selected reading texts

5 Create a research poster

1. Test ( Literal /Critical Read. Comp) : 20%

Dabelli, R. (2014). The Art of Thinking Clearly . London: Harper Collins.

Nama Fakulti: Akademi Pengajian Bahasa Tahun Mula: 2006

Maguire, M. (2015). Advanced Reporting: Essential skills for 21 st Century Journalism.

McWhorter, K. (2013). Academic Reading (8th ed). New York: Pearson.

Nama Fakulti: Akademi Pengajian Bahasa Tahun Mula: 2006

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