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Instructor: Dr. Mavis Shang Presenter: Sophia Yar-ling Tsai 19 June 2008 I-Shou University, Taiwan

A Project of Upgrading Biological Science and Technology Major Students’ Reading Comprehension and Knowledge of Academic Vocabulary. Instructor: Dr. Mavis Shang Presenter: Sophia Yar-ling Tsai 19 June 2008 I-Shou University, Taiwan. Setting. I-Shou University

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Instructor: Dr. Mavis Shang Presenter: Sophia Yar-ling Tsai 19 June 2008 I-Shou University, Taiwan

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  1. A Project of Upgrading Biological Science and Technology Major Students’ Reading Comprehensionand Knowledge of Academic Vocabulary Instructor: Dr. Mavis Shang Presenter: Sophia Yar-ling Tsai 19 June 2008 I-Shou University, Taiwan

  2. Setting • I-Shou University • Department of Biological Science and Technology • The department offers students the ability to learn and understand : * general biology * microbiology * cell biology * biochemistry

  3. Background Difficulties students encounter: • Understanding specialist vocabulary. • Understanding the main points of the text • Reading at adequate speed to be able to complete reading assignments

  4. Aims • Students will increase academic vocabulary to prepare themselves for college course. • Students will learn how to read effectively and how to develop better reading strategies for academic use.

  5. Objectives • To use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently. • To recognize a variety of text forms, text patterns, and to understand of how they help communicate meanings • To read for information • To read interpretatively

  6. Scope and Sequence 1

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  8. Scope and Sequence 3

  9. Scope and Sequence 4 Identify reading comprehension strategies and use them before, during and after reading to understand • Use prior knowledge to brainstorm about the topic • Ask questions about information or ideas • Use visualization to help clarify the sights • Ask questions to monitor understanding • Synthesize ideas to generate a new understanding • Make and confirm predictions based on evidence • Synthesize ideas to broaden understanding

  10. Scope and Sequence 5 Demonstrating Understanding • Restate information from the text. • Identify important ideas and some supporting details • Summarize important ideas • Summarize and explain important ideas and citing supporting details.

  11. Scope and Sequence 6 Analyzing Texts • Identify the main idea and elements of texts • Identify specific elements of texts and explain how they contribute to the meaning of the texts. • Analyze texts and explain how specific elements in them contribute to meaning

  12. Scope and Sequence 7 Point of View • Identify the point of view and suggest possible alternative perspectives. • Cite supporting evidence from the text. • Ask questions to identify missing or possible points of view and suggest some possible alternative perspectives. • give evidence of any biases and suggest other possible perspectives.

  13. Teaching Approach Content-based and task-based approaches • The course is integrated with science, technology and ESL program for students. • A variety of student-centered activities will be given. • Tasks are basic building blocks. • Tasks provide the learner with demonstrable and measurable outcomes of performance

  14. Evaluation Categories of evaluation • Knowledge of content. ex. forms of text, terminology • Understanding of content ex. main ideas, view points • Use of planning skills ex. gathering information, organizing information • Use of processing skills ex. making inferences, analyzing, synthesizing

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