Reading is a basic course for English-major students. For the intensive reading aspect, students will follow a syllabus and read assigned articles chosen from the skills-based textbook. For the extensive reading aspect, students will be given certain authentic materials.The objective of this course is to build up reading competence by use of the following reading strategies: skimming, scanning, previewing, predicting, picturing, relating, monitoring, recalling, guessing vocabulary from context clues, recognizing word parts, main ideas vs. minor details, summarizing, outlining, examining organizational patterns, making inferences, synthesizing information, distinguishing facts from opinions, and analytical reasoning.

Reading is a basic course for English-major students. For the intense reading aspect, students will follow a syllabus and read assigned articles chosen from the skills-based textbook. For the extensive reading aspect, students will be given certain authentic materials.The objective of this course is to build up reading competence by use of the following reading strategies: skimming, scanning, previewing, predicting, picturing, relating, monitoring, recalling, guessing vocabulary from context clues, recognizing word parts, main ideas vs. minor details, summarizing, outlining, examining organizational patterns, making inferences, synthesizing information, distinguishing facts from opinions, and analytical reasoning.

Guided Reading is a basic course for first-year （freshman） English major students. It is based on the idea that students become good readers by reading. The objective of this course is to build up reading competence by use of the following reading strategies: skimming, scanning, previewing, predicting, visualizing, relating, monitoring, recalling, guessing vocabulary from context clues, recognizing word parts, main ideas vs. minor details, summarizing, outlining, examining organizational patterns, making inferences, synthesizing information, distinguishing facts from opinions, and analytical reasoning.

Guided Reading is a basic course for first-year (freshman) English major students. It is based on the idea that students become good readers by reading. The objective of this course is to build up reading competence by use of the following reading strategies: skimming, scanning, previewing, predicting, visualizing, relating, monitoring, recalling, guessing vocabulary from context clues, recognizing word parts, main ideas vs. minor details, summarizing, outlining, examining organizational patterns, making inferences, synthesizing information, distinguishing facts from opinions, and analytical reasoning.

Intensive reading: Breaking Through College Reading by Brenda Smith & LeeAnn Morries, 9th Ed.
Extensive reading: 1) Tuesday with Morrie by Mitch Albom; 2) Prince of Alasia by Annie Douglass Lima; and 3) The Giver by Lois Lowry

Intensive reading: Breaking Through College Reading by Brenda Smith & LeeAnn Morries, 9th Ed.
Extensive reading: 1) Tuesday with Morrie by Mitch Albom; 2) Prince of Alasia by Annie Douglass Lima; and 3) The Giver by Lois Lowry