Brief Course Description
1. Course Title:
Advanced Reading 1
2. Language of Instruction:
English
3. Course Code:
ENG513141
4. Credits:
3
5. Course Objectives:
The course Advanced Reading 1 is designed to help students develop advanced reading comprehension skills for academic and professional texts. By engaging with a wide range of genres and topics, students will learn to apply academic reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, inferring meaning, analyzing discourse structure, and critical reading to deepen their understanding of text content and author perspectives.
The course aims to strengthen students’ critical thinking and academic literacy by training them to take effective notes, summarize, compare, and synthesize ideas from multiple sources. It also encourages independent reading and self-directed learning, providing the foundation for higher-level courses such as Advanced Reading 2, Academic Writing, and Research Skills.
Furthermore, the course fosters a positive academic attitude, collaboration, and learner autonomy, enabling students to take responsibility for their own learning and to apply reading skills effectively in lifelong learning and professional contexts.
6. Brief Description of Course Content:
The course Advanced Reading 1 is a compulsory component of the advanced language skills module within the English Language – Business English program. It serves as a bridge between the intermediate and academic levels, enabling students to move from basic comprehension of texts to critical analysis and evaluation of complex academic and professional materials.
Through exposure to various text types such as academic articles, research reports, specialized essays, and business documents, students will acquire advanced academic reading strategies, including identifying argument structures, recognizing main ideas and implications, analyzing author perspectives, and evaluating the credibility of sources.
The course also enhances students’ critical thinking, note-taking and summarizing skills, and ability to synthesize information from multiple sources. These competencies form the foundation for success in subsequent courses such as Advanced Reading 2, Advanced Writing 1–2, and Research Skills, as well as in professional environments that demand analytical reading and information processing.