Intensive Reading for English Majors (2)
	INSTRUCTOR: Yirui                E-MAIL: yiruii@sohu.com FOR STUDENTS: 2nd year           CLASSROOM HOURS: 6 hours / week
	A. OBJECTIVES ● To expand students’ vocabulary by 1． introducing rules of word-building 2． distinguishing synonyms and antonyms 3． practicing key words and expressions, including structural words,     phrasal verbs, words with multiple functions, verb patterns, and      collocations. ● To strengthen grammatical application with emphasis on 1． sentence structures 2． points usually found difficult by Chinese learners, such as clauses,     participles, infinites, prepositional phrases, agreement, tense,      etc. ● To help students work independently, through 1.  using English-English dictionaries 2.  using various reference books and the Internet to search for     background information about the author and the text ● To improve students’ skills in speaking, writing and translation through    exercises such as 1.  talking about course-related topics (description, narration,     discussion and debate) 2.  writing in 150 to 200-word essays about topics related to the text,     ideally expressing the students’ own opinions 3.  translating both ways phrases and sentences using key words and      expressions learned in the text 4.  paraphrasing sentences B. ORGANIZATION The course requires six hours a week. The first two sessions will be devoted to the text: the analysis of vocabulary, structure, and style. The third session is for oral discussion, exercises, quiz, essay writing, and the reading comprehension text. A variety of classroom activities will be designed to encourage student participation, such as oral presentation, group discussion, acting out of plays, and so on. Apart from being organizer and coordinator of such activities, the teacher should play a role in explaining difficult language points, analyzing the structure and style, and enlightening the subject matter under discussion.         C. TEXTBOOK Yang Limin, (chief ed.), Contemporary College English, Book 3 & 4 (Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, 2002)        D. TOPICS Week Lesson Quiz/Test/Exam 1. Lesson One Your College Years Essay 2. Lesson Two Discovery of a Father Quiz 3. Lesson Three Michael Dell’s Two-Billion Dollar Dream Essay 4. Lesson Four Wisdom of Bear Wood  Quiz 5. National Day 6. Lesson Five Twelve Angry Men 7. Lesson Six Twelve Angry Men Reading Comprehension 8. Lesson Seven The Rivals Essay 9. Mid-term Exam Quiz 10. Lesson Eight We’re Only Human 11. Lesson Nine The Dill Pickle Essay 12. Lesson Ten Diogenes and Alexander Quiz 13. Lesson Eleven Silent Spring Essay 14. Lesson Twelve The Need that Drive Us All Quiz 15. Lesson Thirteen In My Day Essay 16. Lesson Fourteen Mercy at Appomattox Reading Comprehension 17. Lesson Fifteen The President as Corporate Salesman Quiz 18. Review 19. Final Exam        E. SUPPLEMENTARY READING: The author, title, edition, publisher, date of the book.        F. ASSESSMENT: Grading is broken down into the following components, Attendance and Class Participation 10% Essays and Quizzes 10% Reading Comprehensions 10% Midterm Exam: 30% Final Exam: 40%     ● Attendance: Students are expected to attend every class. If unable to a class, students should notify the lecturer concerned in advance. Repeated absence will negatively affect the final score (up to 5 points). ● Participation: Students are encouraged to participate extensively in all class discussions and activities both as a speaker and as a listener. They are expected to prepare for the text—and to reflect on it—prior to class; to complete all assignments on schedule; to be a responsible member of both small and large groups; and to interact with others actively and frequently. The lecturer shall rate their performance on a 5-point system: 5 Excellent, 4 Satisfactory, 3 Marginal, 2 Weak, 1 Poor.