English 113 Reading comprehension
Semester 1427
Time :sun,wed,9;00-10:00 Am
Required Text book: Interaction 1.A reading skills book,2nd Ed.by Elaine Kirn and Pamela.
Credit hour: 2
Prerequisities: nothing
Instructor: khalid Al-zyoud
0ffice: 3rd floor room 1 office no 3
Office phone ; 4311197-505
E-mail: khalid_zyoud@yahoo.com
Office hour: sat 10-----11.mon 1---------2,Tue 10------12
Description of course contents:
The course aims at introducing students to and training them in basic reading strategies and skills. It will address the following skills and strategies.
- mechanics of reading.
- B.reading techniques (elementary skimming and scanning)
- Vocabulary building
- Extracting general information.
*COURSE SYLLABUS:
All chapters in this book contain the following reading skills:getting the main ideas,skimming,guessing meaning from context.
Week
1 chapter one (school life;part onr and two)
2 chapter one (parts three and four)
3 chapter three:living to eat or eating to live :parts one and two)
4 chapter three: (parts three and four)
5 chapter four Getting around the community :parts one and two)
6. chapter four(parts three and four)
7. 1st Mid-term Exam
8. chapter five(Home :the changing family:parts one and two)
9. chapter five (parts three and four)
10. chapter seven (the secrets of a very long life,parts one and two)
11. chapter seven(parts three and four)
12. chapter ten :customs(science and technology ;parts one and two)
13. 2nd Mid-term Exam
14. chapter eleven (you,the customer,advertising,smart shopping;parts one and two)
*GRADING
-Homework, attendance 20%
-Midterm Exam1 20%
-Midterm Exam 2 20%
-Final Exam 40%
*Note :Homework and projects are due at the beginning class time on the date they are due.They Will Not accepted otherwise
King Saud University
Al-majmaah community college
English programme
Reading(113)
Student’s name--------------------------------------------------------
*Read the following material quickly, and then answer the exercises after the reading.
International Students - --
A- All around the world, there are international students at institutions of higher learning. The definition of an international student is "a postsecondary student from another country." The meaning of postsecondary~fter high school.~' Another phrase for international students is "foreign students." The word foreign means "of a different country or culture." Even so, some people don't like the word foreign, so they use the "university phrase "international students." For institution of higher learning, they usually say," "college," or "school."
B- International students leave their ~e countries and go to school abroad. One meaning of the word abroad is "in a1oreign place." By far, the country with the most students from abroad is the United States. Canada, Great Britain, and some European countries also have a lot of students from other countries. But more and more, students from around the world attend colleges and universities in the developing nations of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Developing nations don't ye1 have a high level of industrialization or technology.
C- Why do high school and college graduates go to colleges and universities far from their homes? Undergraduates are postsecondary students without college degrees. Often, undergraduates want the experience of life in new cultures. Maybe they want to learn another language well, in school and in real life. Many older students want degrees in business, engineering, or technology. These subjects are not always available in their home countries. some governments and companies send their best graduate students and workers to other countries for new knowledge and skills. And some students from expensive private schools at home save money through study abroad, especially in devel- oping nations.
D- Why do institutions of higher learning want international students? Of course, students from other countries and cultures bring internationalism to the class- room or campus they bring different languages, customs, ideas, and opinions from many places around the world. Usually, they study hard. Also, educational institutions need money. Tuition is the fee or charge for instruction, and private schools everywhere charge high tuition. One definition of citizens and immigrants is "legal members of a nation or country." International students are not citizens or immigrants, so they pay full tuition and fees to state or government schools. And all students away from home spend money for housing, food, recreation, and other things. For these reasons, many schools and groups of schools want students from other countries
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E- For various reasons, many high school and college graduates want or need to study abroad. For other reasons, many nations want or need students from other countries and cultures on their college and university campuses.
*Which question does each paragraph answer? Write the letter A, B, C, D, or E on the line.
1------Why do international students go to school abroad?
2------ In what countries do international students attend colleges and universities?
3------ What are some definitions of words and phrases in international
higher education?
4----- Why do institutions of higher learning want foreign students?.
5------What is the conclusion of this reading material?
*. Write T (true) or F (false)~ on the lines.
1-------- International students in institutions of higher learning are foreign students at colleges and universities around the world
2-------The United States and European countries have equal numbers of
students from abroad. Foreigners don't study in developing countries.
3------High school and college graduates go to school in foreign countries
for only one reason. They want to leave home.
4-------Colleges and universities around the world want international students for several reasons, so they advertise and try to get students in other ways.
5-------Students d0'n't like to go to school abroad. Colleges and universities don’t want learners from other countries.
* Finding Definitions in Context.
1-:-postsecondary:
3. A university :-
*In each group of vocabulary items with the same or similar meanings. Cross out the word that doesn't belong.
1. country, nation, software, culture
2 students -atmosphere, learners, class members
3. teachers, instructors, professors, undergraduates -
4. higher, ways ,methods, styles
5. individual, casual, informal, relaxed
6- a cafeteria, an exam, a test ,a quiz
7- a score, the textbook, a grade, points
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