Extensive Reading and Vocabulary - 20232
Lecturer: Intan Ria Panjaitan, S.Pd., M.A.
Email: panjaitanintanria@gmail.com
Phone: 0812-7020-8808
Course Description:
The Extensive Reading and Vocabulary course is a mandatory English Language Education course at Batam International University. The goal is to introduce students to various types and genres of English reading texts. Students are encouraged to be able to read and understand these texts in an extensive way. Students are also expected to be able to summarize their reading material and convey the ideas contained in the text related to the purpose of the text, the meaning of the text, and the author's intention. Apart from that, students are also taught strategies for reading English reading texts.
Credit:
3 credits
Topics:
1. Comprehension skills (skimming and scanning,
previewing and predicting, making inferences, summarizing)
2. Vocabulary building
3. Genre (narrative text, exposition text, argumentative text, persuasive text)