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The University of Suwon

ESL Reading
Fall 2014


Office Location: ESL Office (Above Shinhan Bank)
Email: See http://suwonesl.com for professors email address
Office Hours: See http://suwonesl.com for professors office hours

Course Objectives:
The goal of this course is to provide you with the skills necessary to be a confident and
independent reader, and to help you improve your comprehension of written English.
Furthermore, this course will focus upon the following goals:

- Using Reading Skills (To improve your ability to read and analyze new texts in
English)
- Mastering Vocabulary Words (There will be a focus on Vocabulary Skills which
will be assessed from the homework and exams)

Course Guidelines:
All students must use the required text as listed below (Using a textbook with
answers already filled in, is not appropriate and will result in a loss of points)
You are all adults, please act respectfully and courteously in class at all times
Please place all handphones on silent and refrain from using them (Points will be
taken away accordingly, as this will reflect upon your participation grade)
Handphone use for dictionaries is allowed and encouraged Kakao Talk is NOT a
dictionary, neither is Facebook, nor Angry Birds.
Be on time, be prepared, and be happy This course will be more rewarding and
valuable to you, if you approach it with the proper attitude and diligence

Required Text/Material:
ESL Reading

Course Website:
http://suwonesl.com/moodle/

Expectations:
Attend and participate actively in all general class sessions
Complete all required activities, and any related assignments


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NOTE: This is a skills-based course that requires participation and effort during every class
session and regular practice outside of class. Students will not improve their English skills
without a personal commitment to serious effort

Assignments:
Each student must complete homework assignments from Moodle. Homework is not a
completion grade; on the contrary, the score you receive for your weekly assignments
counts toward your overall grade.

Policies:
To complete a course, students must attend at least 75% of classes. That is, if students miss
a course more than four times, they will fail the course.

- Excused Absences:
a) Death of immediate family members
b) Physical exam for joining the army
**Students must submit conformation documents to the ESL office within a
week from the date of absence
c) Hospital visits are no longer excused
d) Reasons for absence other than above are unexcused

- Tardiness:
a) Late for more than the first half of the class hour = 1 unexcused absence
b) 3 times late = 1 unexcused absence

- Missed Exam:
**The course has 2 exams (Midterm Exam and Final Exam)
a) Missing any exams results in an automatic F for the class
b) Makeup exams are allowed but will be docked points

- Grading:
Homework = 30%
Participation = 10% From Reading Class
10% From Listening & Speaking Class
Midterm Exam = 20%
Final Exam = 20%
Speaking Exams = 10%
NOTE: The course may be graded on a curve.


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Fall 2014 Reading Class Schedule


Date ()
Reading Lesson
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Homework Due
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Week 1 25-31Aug
Introduction to the course Set Up/Check out Moodle
Week 2 1-7 Sept
Chapter 6.1 (p. 51-56) Available on Moodle
Week 3 8-14 Sept
Mon + Tues are red days
Chapter 6.2 (p. 58-60) Available on Moodle
Week 4 15-21 Sept
Chapter 8.1 (p. 71-76) Available on Moodle
Week 5 22-28 Sept
Thu is Uni Foundation Day
Chapter 8.2 (p.78-80) Available on Moodle
Week 6 29-5 Oct
Fri is a red day
Chapter 9.1 (p. 81-86) Available on Moodle
Week 7 6-12 Oct
Thurs is a red day
Review Week Homework Due date is Oct 12
Week 8 13-19 Oct
Midterm Exam
October 15
th
6:00pm

Week 9 20-26 Oct

Chapter 11.1 (p.101-106) Available on Moodle
Week 10 27-2 Nov

Festival Week No Class Available on Moodle
Week 11 3-9 Nov
Chapter 11.2 (p. 108-110) Available on Moodle
Week 12 10-16 Nov
Chapter 12.1 (p. 111-116) Available on Moodle
Week 13 17-23 Nov
Chapter 12.2 (p. 118-120) Available on Moodle
Week 14 24-30 Nov

Chapter 14.1 (p. 131-136) Available on Moodle
Week 15 1-7 Dec
Chapter 14.2 (p. 138-140) Homework Due date is Dec 5
Week 16 8-14 Dec
Final Exam 6/18