SYLLABUS

Course Title : Anlaytical and Critical Reading

Course Number : BAE 126
Credit load : 2
Semester : II
Prerequisites : Factual and Discursive Reading
Soft-skills attributes : Active, creative, discipline, & critical.
Course Coordinator : Lastiko Endi Rahmantyo, M.Hum
Lecture(s) : A: Dr. Lilla Musyahda
B: Masitha A.S, M.Hum.
C: Anna Dewanti, M.A.
D: Erlita Rusnaningtias, M.A
E: Dr. Layli Hamida.
F: Lastiko Endi R, M.Hum.
G. Almira Fidela, M.Hum
Meeting Times & : A: Monday, 11.00
Class Location B: Tuesday, 09.00
C: Monday, 11.00
D: Monday, 15.00
E: Monday, 11.00
F: Wednesday, 09.00
G: Wednesday, 11.00
Class Location : Classroom (TBA)
Course Description : This subject aims to deliver the skills to understand English texts by
(1) using scanning and skimming method, (2) understanding topic,
main idea and supporting idea, (3) understanding the use of
vocabularies in specific context. All skills taught are to be used in
comprehending online articles, magazines, academic texts, especially
argumentative texts and journal article.
Furthermore, this course teaches how to read, examine, identify
parts of popular and scientific journal articles on topics that
correspond to the three areas of interest in English Department,
i.e. literature, cultural studies and linguistics.
Course Objectives : Upon the completion of this course, students are expected to be
able to:
 Analyze reading text and online articles critically.
 Apply the method of scanning and skimming in analyzing
online articles, magazines, and scientific text critically.
 Comprehend scientific journals and/or books
 Identify part of scientific journals/books
Delivery Method : Lectures, class Discussion, Project execution. Lectures would be
delivered through zoom or google meet only on several topics.
Other topics would be provided via videos which lead to forum
discussion and/or homework project.
Attendance Policy :  A minimum of 75% of the total number of lectures.
(Permission is given for case of hospitalized, death, activities
allowed by the faculty or university). Students must fill out
an attendance list online on e-learning Unair in every set up
meeting.
 Students must attend examination on the scheduled day.
Technical problems for submission should be reported right
after the deadline (at least 2 days after the exam, not a week
or two after it)
 Students must submit assignments on the set time
Classroom etiquette : Offline
 No eating and drinking in class
 No talking to other students while the lecturer is speaking
 No using of an electronic device to record lectures
 Arriving late is allowed up to 10 minutes after the course
starts
 No leaving early
 Formal clothing is obligatory during online lecture
Final score :  Midterm exam (30%)
components  Final exam (30%)
 Assignments (20%)
 Quiz (10%)
 Soft-skills (10%)
Grading System Grade Point Range
A 4 86 – 100
AB 3,5 78 – <86
B 3 70 – <78
BC 2,5 62 – <70
C 2 54 – <62
D 1 40 – <54
E 0 <40
Recommended A. Course handout.
Readings B. Cottrell, Stella. 2005. Critical Thinking Skills: Developing
Effective Analysis and Argument. NY: Palgrave MacMillan.
C. Hartman, Pamela and Laurie Blass. 2007. Quest 3: Reading and
Writing, 2nd Edition. NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
D. Mayberry, Katherine J.. 2009. Everyday Arguments: A Guide to
Writing and Reading Effective Arguments. Boston: Houghton
Miffin Company.
E. Mikulecky, Beatrice., 2007. Advanced Reading Power. NY:
Pearson Longman
F. Beyond Solitary play in computer games: The social
practices of eSports, Yuri Seo and Sang-Uk Jung, Journal of
Consumer Culture, 2014
G. Binge-watching: Video-on-demand quality TV and
mainstreaming fandom, Mareike Jenner, International
Journal of Cultural Studies, 2015
H. ‘With envious eyes’: Rabbit-poaching and class conflict in
H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor
 Moreau, Literature and History, 2017
I. Joseph Skipsey, the ‘peasant poet’, and an unpublished letter
from W.B. Yeats, Literature and History, 2016
J. Investigating English Vowel Reduction in Pronunciation of
EFL Teachers of Schools, Habib Gowhary, Akbar Azizifar,
Sahar Rezaei, Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences,
2016
K. Gendered representations through speech: The case of the
Harry Potter series, Meeve Eberhardt, Language and
Literature, 2017
 Lecture Schedule
Readings
Week
Main Topic to be
#
discussed
1 Introduction and Course Outline -
2 Understanding Facts vs Opinions B
3 Reading Longer Passages Effectively C
4 Skimming E
5 Summarizing E
6 Quiz -
7 Critical Reading E
Mid-Term Exam
8 Identifying parts of an academic journal article HO
- Introduction
- Significance and Gap of the study
- Methods and Theory
- Findings and Discussion
- Conclusion
9  Critical Thinking and Critical Reading (Finding stance in articles, etc.) F
 Article review: ‘What’ and ‘How to’
10  Identifying parts of a scholarly article (more discussion on abstract) G
 Article review (in class, prompt feedback)
11  Critical Thinking and Critical Reading H
(Finding stance in articles, etc.)
 Article review
12  Identifying parts of a scholarly article (more discussion on Introduction I
and Discussion)
 Article review (in class, prompt feedback)
13  Critical Thinking and Critical Reading (Finding stance in articles, etc.) J
 Article review
14  Identifying parts of a scholarly article (more discussion on conclusion) K
 Article review (in class, prompt feedback)
Final Exam

Surabaya, 5 January 2024 Course Coordinator

Head of Department

Dr. Layli Hamida Lastiko Endi Rahmantyo, M.Hum.

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