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| 0627-2105-01 | Guided Reading | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 2.0
Course description
The purpose of “Guided Reading” is to provide students with tools to develop academic reading skills. The students are required to read an article before each lesson, and the article is then discussed and analyzed in class. Among the issues discussed are article structure, argumentation, empirical evidence, underlying assumptions and other characteristic features of theoretical linguistic writing. Although the main focus is not the study of the theories presented in the articles, the students are exposed to a variety of linguistic disciplines. Priority in article selection is given to fields that are not studied in mandatory courses, such as language & brain, sociolinguistics, language acquisition, among others.
Required reading material is provided in the course website (moodle.tau.ac.il). Students will be referred to the relevant reading material.
Course requirements
Grade:
• Proficiency assessment of assigned articles – 20%
• Assignments – 20% (Includes presentation and class discussion groups)
• Final Exam – 60% (Students must obtain a passing grade in exam in order to pass the course)
General requirements:
• Mandatory attendance
• Proficiency will be assessed for each article. Students must obtain a passing grade in 80% of assessments in order to pass the course
• The final exam will include an ‘unseen’ article (not discussed in class) which students will be asked to analyze
• Classes are based on active participation of students in discussions
Required reading material is provided in the course website (moodle.tau.ac.il). Students will be referred to the relevant reading material.
Course requirements
Grade:
• Proficiency assessment of assigned articles – 20%
• Assignments – 20% (Includes presentation and class discussion groups)
• Final Exam – 60% (Students must obtain a passing grade in exam in order to pass the course)
General requirements:
• Mandatory attendance
• Proficiency will be assessed for each article. Students must obtain a passing grade in 80% of assessments in order to pass the course
• The final exam will include an ‘unseen’ article (not discussed in class) which students will be asked to analyze
• Classes are based on active participation of students in discussions