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Elc501 Course Info 030216 PDF
Elc501 Course Info 030216 PDF
COURSE INFORMATION
Confidential
Level : Degree
Part :
Course Status :
(Core/Non Core)
Prerequisite : None
Course Description
This course is designed to develop students’ ability to read analytically and think critically. It
focuses on the relationship between reading and critical thinking and provides students with
a structured method for interpreting content and organization of written texts. Tasks and
activities suggested are discipline-based.
Syllabus Content
2. Recognise main ideas and supporting details in texts (CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, C2, C4,
A3)
3. Determine author’s purpose, tone, point of view, intended audience and issue involved
in an argument (CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, C4, A3)
4. Identify and apply critical reading skills in reasoning through inferencing, drawing
conclusions, analysing assumptions and language when evaluating an argument
(CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, C4, C5, A3)
Assessment
Test
Content (12 %)
Language (10 %)
Organisation (3%)
Final Examination
Total 100%
Recommended Text
References
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Diestler, S. (2008). Becoming a critical thinker: A user friendly manual. (5th ed.). New
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Lunsford, A., & Ruskiewicz, J. (2009). Everything’s an argument. (5th ed.). Bedford: St.
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Mather, P. & McCarthy, R. (2011). The art of critical reading. (3rd. ed.). Boston: McGraw-
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Ruggiero, V.R. (2011). Becoming a critical thinker (7th ed.). USA: Wadsworth Cengage
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Spears, D. M. (2008). Developing critical reading skills (9th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
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