ENG108 : Reading Comprehension 2

Department

Department of English Language

Academic Program

Bachelor in English

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

ENG103

Overview

This course develops reading skills and vocabulary which students have learned in the previous course. It also addresses a variety of reading materials for the purpose of learning to read at a high speed level. Students study how to interpret, analyse and evaluate ideas in texts.

Intended learning outcomes

This course aims to:

1. Learn how to read, understand and comprehend in English.

2. Learn, understand and benefit from various texts.

3. Explain how to link words and sentences on the one hand, and photos on the other

4. Discuss and read the distinction between words and identical sentences which are without images.

5. Reads properly the words and sentences from the texts.

6. Explain the connotations of the words and sentences which he or she reads

Teaching and learning methods

The course will be presented to the student through lectures, panel discussions, or assignments and exercises, discussion and dialogue

Methods of assessments

Methods of evaluating students in this course:

(class work 40% & final 60%)

Class work is divided into written midterm, assignments and tasks.

Final exam is in a form of written exam.

References:

Jackie McAvoy. Effective Reading 2. Macmillan

Main Contents of the Course
Reading and notes	week	Contents per week
	1	Culture shock
	2	Culture shock
	3	Gum: something to chew on
	4	Gum: something to chew on
	5	Urban life
	6	Urban life
	7	Today’s technology
	8	Today’s technology
	9	Getting away
	10	Getting away
	11	The piracy business
	12	The piracy business
	13	Accessories
	14	Accessories

General Psychology (EPSY 100)
Fundamentals of Education (EPSY101)
Phonetics1 (ENG106)
Writing 1 (ENG105)
Listening&Speaking 1 (ENG104)
Reading Comprehension 1 (ENG103)
Grammar 1 (ENG102)
computer 1 (CS100)
Arabic language 1 (AR103)
Computer 2 (CS101)
General Teaching Methods (EPSY 201)
Arabic language 2 (AR104)
English Grammar 2 (ENG107)
Reading Comprehension 2 (ENG108)
Listening & Speaking 2 (ENG109)
Writing 2 (ENG110)
Phonetics 2 (ENG111)
Developmental Psychology (EPSY 203)
Educational Psychology (EPSY 200)
Basics Of Curriculums (EPSY 202)
Principles of statistics (ST100)
Theoretical Linguistics 1 (ENG217)
writing 3 (ENG215)
Listening&Speaking 3 (ENG214)
Reading Comprehension 3 (ENG213)
English Grammar 3 (ENG212)
Arabic language 3 (AR105)
Measurements and Evaluation (EPSY 302)
Research Methods (EPSY301)
Creative writing 1 (ENG327)
Quranic Studies 1 (AR101)
English Grammar 4 (ENG218)
Reading Comprehension4 (ENG219)
Listening & Speaking 4 (ENG220)
English Literature 1 (ENG222)
Theoretical Linguistics 2 (ENG223)
Applied Linguistics 1 (ENG328)
Quranic studies2 (AR102)
Arabic language 4 (AR106)
Psychological Health (EPSY 401)
Teaching learning Aids (EPSY 303)
Grammatical Structures1 (ENG324)
Advanced Reading 1 (ENG325)
Academic Writing (ENG440)
Advanced Listening&Speaking 1 (ENG326)
Methods of Teaching (ENG334)
Computer Assisted Language Learning (ENG340)
Psycholinguistics (ENG329)
Grammatical Structures 2 (ENG330)
Advanced Reading 2 (ENG331)
Creative Writing 2 (ENG333)
Applied Linguistics 2 (ENG335)
Strategies1 (ENG336)
Vocabulary Development (ENG344)
Teaching English Language Skills (ENG341)
History and Varieties of English (ENG447)
Translation (ENG446)
Teaching English to Young Learners (ENG345)
English Literature2 (ENG342)
Strategies 2 (ENG442)
Research Methods in English Language Teaching (ENG343)
Graduation Project (ENG448)
Teaching Practice (EPSY 402)