extensive reading syllabus

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

SILIWANGI UNIVERSITY TASIKMALAYA

Course Identity           : Extensive Reading

Credit                          : 2

Semester                      : 2

Instructors                   : Muharam Ardan, M.Pd

  Ruslan, M.Pd

  Asri Siti Fatimah, M.Pd

Email                           : ruslanglg97@yahoo.com

                                      asrisitifatimah@unsil.acid

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The subject is aimed to help students to build reading speed and reading fluency which allows them to process the language more automatically. This subject is aimed at introducing students to the various texts and to encourage the students to read by maintaining a log with details of reading comprehension each week; summarizing weekly reading. Moreover, students are required to interact with a variety of texts for different purpose; using critical thinking skills, deducing meaning from the text; understanding author purposes; guessing and predicting content and giving response to the texts

·         Read quickly, and

·         Enjoyable with

·         Adequate comprehension so they

·         Don’t need a dictionary

Moreover students should read ideally at least 150-200 words per minute or a little lower for beginning students.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the semester, students are able to

·         to meet the language in its natural context

·         to build vocabulary

·         to help students to build reading speed and reading fluency

·         to build confidence, motivation, enjoyement and love of reading

·         to allow students to read or listen to alot of English at their own ability level

·         to help students get a sense of how grammatical patterns work in context

LEARNING MATERIALS

Fiction : http://readcomiconline.to/  ,   www.mangatown.com , www.wattpad.com

Biography : www.biography.com/people/

News : http://www.bbc.com/news , http://www.thejakartapost.com/

Journal : http://llt.msu.edu/ ,  http://journals.sagepub.com/ ,  http://asian-efl-journal.com/

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Week 1

Syllabus Introduction

Week 2

Concept of Extensive Reading: How to Choose text

In-class Activities/Tasks	- Lecture - Discussion
Materials & Media Outclass activity	- Projector - Personal computer and internet - Prezi Book Review

Week 3-5

Fiction  : Comics, Fables and Synopsis

In-class Activities/Tasks	- Lecture - Discussion - Chain Reading - Story Telling - Peer and Teacher Feedback
Materials & Media Outclass activity	- Projector - Personal computer and internet Reading log

Week 6

News

In-class Activities/ Tasks	- Lecture - Reporting news - Peer and Teacher Feedback - Discussion
Materials & Media Outclass activity	-      Projector -      Personal Computers (PCs) & the Internet -        -      Out class reading activity -      Reading Log

Week 7

Biography

In-class Activities/Tasks	- Lecture - Group Discussion - Poster Presentation -Peer and Teacher Feedback
Materials & Media Outclass activity	-      Projector -      Personal Computers (PCs) & the Internet -      Out class reading activity -      Reading Log

Week 8

MID TEST

Week 9

Argumentative

In-class Activities/Tasks	- Lecture - Peer Review - Discussion
Materials & Media	-   Projector -   Personal Computers (PCs) & the Internet

Week 11

Procedure/ Process

In-class Activities/ Tasks	- Lecture - Discussion
Materials & Media Outclass activity	-   Projector -   Personal Computers (PCs) & the Internet -   Outclass reading activity -   Reading log

Week 12-13

Novel

In-class Activities/Tasks	- Lecture - Discussion  -Peer Feedback
Materials & Media	- Projector - Prezi - Internet and Laptop

Week 14-15

Journal

In-class Activities/Tasks	- Lecture - Journal Review -Peer Feedback
Materials & Media	- Projector - Internet and Laptop

Week 16

FINAL TEST

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING

THIS COURSE WILL BE ASSESSED BY CONSIDERING SEVERAL CRITERIA:

}  Class Attendance                               10%

}  Oral Report/Presentation                 15%

}  Reading log                                        25%

}  Written Book Report                        20 %

}  Mid Test                                             15%   

}  Final Test                                           15% +

}  TOTAL                                              100%