Basic Reading

Tahun Akademik:
Genap 2018/2019
Kelas-Offr:
GH-GH
Deskripsi:

This course develops the students’ ability to become competent and strategic readers who are able to read and comprehend short popular articles (about 1500-word long) in terms of topics, main ideas, supporting details, and text organization, either explicitly or implicitly stated. The class activities focus on providing practice with various reading strategies at both language and text levels, i.e. comprehending the meaning and use of unfamiliar lexical items, analyzing grammatical forms to comprehend a text, recognizing meanings expressed in different grammatical forms, skimming for general information, scanning for specific information, distinguishing between explicit and implicit information, identifying text types, and inferring relationships between ideas that are made salient. In addition to developing students’ competence in reading, this course also aims to cultivate students’ reading habits and positive attitude towards reading through the use of varied, interesting materials and activities. With carefully selected materials in terms of contents and activities of different interaction patterns, students are also expected to nurture good behaviour and skills in learning individually and with other people.

Capaian Pembelajaran

• comprehend the meaning and use of unfamiliar lexical items
  
  

• comprehend the meaning and use of unfamiliar lexical items
  
  

• analyze grammatical forms, such as complex noun groups, nominalization, coordination, subordination, participial and prepositional phrases, simplified sentences, noun referents, elliptical sentences
  
  

• analyze grammatical forms, such as complex noun groups, nominalization, coordination, subordination, participial and prepositional phrases, simplified sentences, noun referents, elliptical sentences
  
  

• analyze grammatical forms, such as complex noun groups, nominalization, coordination, subordination, participial and prepositional phrases, simplified sentences, noun referents, elliptical sentences
  
  

• analyze grammatical forms, such as complex noun groups, nominalization, coordination, subordination, participial and prepositional phrases, simplified sentences, noun referents, elliptical sentences
  
  

• skim general information
  
  

• skim general information
  
  

• scan specific information
  
  

• scan specific information
  
  

• identify the topic and the main idea from supporting details
  
  

• identify the topic and the main idea from supporting details
  
  

• distinguish between explicit and implicit information
  
  

• distinguish between explicit and implicit information
  
  

• identify text types
  
  

• identify text types
  
  

• infer relationships between ideas
  
  

• infer relationships between ideas
  
  

• have positive attitude towards reading
  
  

• have positive attitude towards reading
  
  

• learn individually and with other people
  
  

• learn individually and with other people
  
  

Daftar Pustaka:

• Anderson, M., & Anderson, K. 2003. Text Types in English. Book 1. South Yarra: Macmillan
  Education Australia PTY Ltd.
  
  

• Silchrist, A. 1973. Modern English Readings. London: Longman Group Ltd.
  
  

• Smith, L. C., & Mare, N. N. 2004. Themes for Today: Reading for Today Series, Book 1(2 nd ed).
  Boston: Thomson-Heinle
  
  

• Smith, L. C., & Mare, N. N. 2004. Insight for Today: Reading for Today Series, Book 2(3 rd ed).
  Boston: Thomson-Heinle
  
  

• Svendsen, A. 2012. The Remarkable Journey of Tonga’s First Male Nurse. Retrieved from
  http://www.manukau.ac.nz/about-us/press-room/2012-press-releases/august/the-
  remarkable-journey-of-tongas-first-male-nurse
  
  

• Topic, Main Idea and Subject. Retrieved from dusithost.dusit.ac.th/~sompoet_pan/
  pdf/Interac4.pdf
  Other relevant authentic materials from various sources
  

• Baradja, M.F. et al. 1977. Comprehension Passages for First Year. Jakarta: Bhratara Karya
  Aksara.
  
  

• Baudoin, et al. 1993. Reader’s Choice International Edition, Book 1. Ann Arbor: The University
  of Michigan Press
  
  

• Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). n.d. Kids Corner: Global Warming. Retrieved
  from http://www.c2es.org/science-impacts/basics/kids
  
  

• COPIAN. n.d. Dictionary Skills. Retrieved from http://en.copian.ca/library/learning/
  academic/english/diction/contents.htm
  
  

• English Club. 1997-2013. Tales from America. Retrieved from http://www. englishclub.com/esl-
  videos/tales-from-america/
  
  

• Merat, M & M. Fabre. 1976. Creative Reading and Writing. London: Collier Macmillan
  
  

• Mikulecky, B.S., & Jeffries, L. 1998. Reading Power (2 nd Ed.). New York: Longman
  
  

• Oka, M.D.D. 2001. Intermediate Reading Comprehension. Unpublished Textbook.