Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Week
1-2
UNIT 1:
TRAVEL
Topic
Learning Focus
Face-to-Face (3 hours)
SCL (1 hour)
WEEK 1
1. Linear and non linear texts
Discussion of the different features
(language, text structure and organisation)
2. Pre-reading activities
Theme introduction (pp 2)
Week 1SCL 1
1. Introduction to
academic reading
2. Effective reading
skills and strategies
Reading skills
1. Understanding time order
3. Discussions
based on reading
texts
Pre-reading discussion
Discussion skills
3. Reading
1. Expressing opinions
3. Responding to opinions
4. Vocabulary Practice
Academic Vocabulary
Multiword Vocabulary
5. Post-reading activity
Week 2SCL 2
Remarks
Introduction to Edmodo
Introduction to SCL
Activity
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WEEK 2
1. Pre-reading activities
Pre-reading discussion
2. Reading
Reading 2: Perfect Place, Perfect Job (pp 14)
3. Vocabulary Practice
Academic Vocabulary
Multiword Vocabulary
4. Post-reading activity
5. Unit Review
BBI 2422-READING FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES- WEEKLY SCHEDULE & ACTIVITIES/ SEM 1, 2014-2015/STUDENTS COPY
3-4
UNIT 2: FIRE
AND WATER
1. Summary of
information in texts
2. Opinions based
on academic texts
3. Linear texts
Reading skills
1. Identifying main ideas and
supporting details
2. Identifying cause and effect
3. Differentiating facts and opinions
4. Paraphrasing and summarising
WEEK 3
1. Pre-reading activities
Theme introduction (pp 23)
2. Reading
Reading 1: Natures Fires (pp 26)
3. Vocabulary Practice
Academic Vocabulary
Multiword Vocabulary
4. Post-reading activity
Week 3SCL 3
Week 4SCL 4
BBI 2422-READING FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES- WEEKLY SCHEDULE & ACTIVITIES/ SEM 1, 2014-2015/STUDENTS COPY
WEEK 4
1. Pre-reading activities
Pre-reading discussion:
2. Reading
Reading 2: A Wall of Fire (pp 36)
3. Vocabulary Practice
Academic Vocabulary
Multiword Vocabulary
4. Post-reading activity
Supplementary notes:
1. Differentiating facts and opinions
2. Paraphrasing
5. Unit Review
BBI 2422-READING FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES- WEEKLY SCHEDULE & ACTIVITIES/ SEM 1, 2014-2015/STUDENTS COPY
5-6
UNIT 3: THE
POWER OF
IDEAS
1. Linear texts
2. Opinions based
on academic texts
Reading skills
1. Identifying Supporting Details
2. Text coherence - Understanding
Pronouns
WEEK 5
1. Pre-reading activities
Theme introduction (pp 45)
Pre-reading discussion
Discussion Skills
Week 5SCL 5
Week 6SCL 6
WEEK 6: TEST 1
WEEK 6: Commencement of
Reading Portfolio
Reading Portfolio Set 1:
Natural disaster
2. Reading
2 linear texts
1 non-linear text
2.
Giving
clarification
language
and
using
asking
for
appropriate
3. Vocabulary Practice
Academic Vocabulary
Exercises A & B (pp 52)
Multiword Vocabulary
Exercises A & B (pp 52-53)
4. Post-reading activity
Writing reflection
WEEK 6
1. Pre-reading activities
Pre-reading discussion
2. Reading
BBI 2422-READING FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES- WEEKLY SCHEDULE & ACTIVITIES/ SEM 1, 2014-2015/STUDENTS COPY
Reading 2: Clean Travel (pp 56)
Understanding Pronouns
3. Vocabulary Practice
Academic Vocabulary
4. Post-reading activity
5. Unit Review
BBI 2422-READING FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES- WEEKLY SCHEDULE & ACTIVITIES/ SEM 1, 2014-2015/STUDENTS COPY
7-8
1. Non-Linear Texts
UNIT 4:
FOOD
2. Effective reading
skills and strategies
3. Synthesis of
information from
multiple texts
3. Finding definitions
Reading Skills
2. Word attack skills
WEEK 7
1. Pre-reading activities
Theme introduction (pp 65)
Pre-reading discussion
2. Reading
Discussion skills
Understanding Graphs
Finding Definitions
3. Vocabulary Practice
Academic Vocabulary
Multiword Vocabulary
4. Post-reading activity
WEEK 8
1. Pre-reading activities
Week 7SCL 7
Week 8SCL 8
WEEK 8
2 linear texts
1 non-linear text
BBI 2422-READING FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES- WEEKLY SCHEDULE & ACTIVITIES/ SEM 1, 2014-2015/STUDENTS COPY
9-10
UNIT 5:
NATURAL
HISTORY
1. Effective reading
skills and strategies
Reading Skills
1. Scanning for Specific Information
2. Organising Information in Outlines
WEEK 9
1. Pre-reading activities
Theme introduction (pp 45)
Pre-reading discussion
2. Reading
Reading 1: Natures Clues (pp 90)
3. Vocabulary Practice
Academic Vocabulary
Multiword Vocabulary
4. Post-reading activity
WEEK 10
1. Pre-reading activities
Week 9SCL 9
Week 10SCL 10
WEEK 10
2 linear texts
1 non-linear text
BBI 2422-READING FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES- WEEKLY SCHEDULE & ACTIVITIES/ SEM 1, 2014-2015/STUDENTS COPY
11-12
UNIT 6:
RECYCLING
Effective reading
skills and strategies
WEEK 11
1. Pre-reading activities
Pre-reading discussion
2. Reading
Reading 1: From Useless to Useful (pp 110)
3. Vocabulary Practice
Academic Vocabulary
Multiword Vocabulary
4. Post-reading activity
WEEK 12
1. Pre-reading activities
Pre-reading discussion
2. Reading
Reading 2: Living in a Box (pp 118)
Finding Reasons
WEEK 12
Submission of Reading
Portfolio to instructors hard
copy
Items to be submitted:
1. Completed exercises of
Set 1
2. Completed exercises of
Set 2
3. Completed exercises of
Set 3
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3. Vocabulary Practice
Academic Vocabulary
Multiword Vocabulary
4. Post-reading activity
5. Unit Review
BBI 2422-READING FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES- WEEKLY SCHEDULE & ACTIVITIES/ SEM 1, 2014-2015/STUDENTS COPY
13-14
UNIT 9:
MEMORY
Opinions based on
reading texts
Reading Skills
1. Connecting Personal Experiences
to a Reading
2. Identifying Contrast
WEEK 13
1. Pre-reading activities
Theme introduction (pp 169)
Pre-reading discussion
2. Reading
Reading 1: An Amazing Memory (pp 172)
3. Vocabulary Practice
Academic Vocabulary
Multiword Vocabulary
4. Post-reading activity
WEEK 14
1. Pre-reading activities
Pre-reading discussion
WEEK 13-14
BBI 2422-READING FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES- WEEKLY SCHEDULE & ACTIVITIES/ SEM 1, 2014-2015/STUDENTS COPY
2. Reading
Reading 2: Mental Athletes (pp 180)
Identifying Contrast
3. Vocabulary Practice
Academic Vocabulary
Multiword Vocabulary
4. Post-reading activity
5. Unit Review