Advanced Academic Skills
Course Content
1. Reading with a purpose: how to plan your reading
2. Layered reading: reading at different resolutions
3. Navigating a text: understand text structure to find what interests you
4. Scanning for specific information: finding specific details in the sea of information
5. Parsing: using syntactical hints to determine where new words begin and end
6. Guessing meaning from the context
7. Read between the lines: understanding cultural nuance and what is not being said
8. Perspective Shifting: compare different reports about the same issue to evaluate critically
9. Reading for writing - replace components (use texts as an inspiration for your own writing)
10. Following audio and videos in real time: listening comprehension strategies for authentic input
11. Discussing complex content using accessible language
Course Evaluation
1. Class preparation 20%
2. Weekly projects 50%
3. Reflection 10%
4. Quizzes 20%
Course Content
1. Reading with a purpose: how to plan your reading
2. Layered reading: reading at different resolutions
3. Navigating a text: understand text structure to find what interests you
4. Scanning for specific information: finding specific details in the sea of information
5. Parsing: using syntactical hints to determine where new words begin and end
6. Guessing meaning from the context
7. Read between the lines: understanding cultural nuance and what is not being said
8. Perspective Shifting: compare different reports about the same issue to evaluate critically
9. Reading for writing - replace components (use texts as an inspiration for your own writing)
10. Following audio and videos in real time: listening comprehension strategies for authentic input
11. Discussing complex content using accessible language
Course Evaluation
1. Class preparation 20%
2. Weekly projects 50%
3. Reflection 10%
4. Quizzes 20%
- Teacher: יאגה שן