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Course: Introduction to Text Reading

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Course title Introduction to Text Reading
Course code KAJ/KUCTB
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Karásková Nicola, Mgr. M.A.
  • Haupt Jaromír, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Čanecký Pavel, Mgr.
Course content
Class 1 How to Read a Book. Reading Habits. How to Read Difficult Texts. Reading Applications. Tools for Reading. Class 2 Reading Strategies. Extensive and Intensive Reading. Class 3 Techniques for Learning Vocabulary. Critical Thinking. Logical Fallacies. Freedom of Speech. Exam period Oral assessment

Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Lecture, Practicum
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 17 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to enable students of English to become more effective readers by developing their reading competence, particularly skimming and scanning, as well as increasing their vocabulary. Reading passages are selected from contemporary books whilst emphasis is always placed on their linguistic content as well as their subject matter relevant to current issues. Students are encouraged to evaluate the written word and to adopt a position in response to what they read. One section of the course takes place in the TUL Library and is aimed at using the library services for study and research purposes.
Students will gain confidence in reading texts aimed at native speakers of English. They will encounter contemporary topics and be asked to read and think about them. They will be required to critically evaluate a passage and topic of their choice.
Prerequisites
B2 level of English.

Assessment methods and criteria
Systematické pozorování studenta, Oral presentation of self-study

Assessment: The credit will be awarded to students who have - participated in all class activities - viewed and studied regularly the study materials on Moodle - answered the regular Forum questions on Moodle - completed all the reading tasks by the due date - passed the oral assessment (based on the areas covered in class/e-learning + a critical analysis and a comparison of two selected books)
Recommended literature
  • Bennett, Bo. Logically Fallacious: The Ultimate Collection of Over 300 Logical Fallacies. Sudbury, MA: Archieboy Holdings, 2020.
  • Capaldi, Nicholas, and Miles Smit. The Art of Deception: An Introduction to Critical Thinking. Amherst, NY: Prometheus, 2019.
  • Cottrell, Stella. Critical Thinking Skills: Effective Analysis, Argument and Reflection. New York: Macmillan, 2017.
  • Grellet, Francoise. Developing Reading Skills: A Practical Guide to Reading Comprehension Exercises. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1981.
  • Chastain, K. Developing Second-Language Skills: Theory and Practice. HBJ, 1988.
  • Jeffries, Linda, and Beatrice S. Mikulecky. Advanced Reading Power 4. London: Pearson, 2014.
  • Kahneman, Daniel. Thinking, Fast and Slow. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
  • Kay, J. and Gelshenen, R. Dicsovering Fiction. A Reader of American Short Stories. Cambridge University Press, 2001.
  • Murray, Douglas. The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam. London: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2017.
  • Paglia, Camille. Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism. New York: Vintage, 2018.
  • Pasternak, Mindy, and Elisaveta Wrangell. Well Read 4: Skills and Strategies for Reading. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2007.
  • Pinker, Steven. Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 2019.
  • Rosling, Hans, et al. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think. New York: Flatiron, 2018.
  • Shapiro, Ben. The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great. New York: HarperCollins, 2019.
  • Tomlinson, Brian and Rod Ellis. Reading Upper-intermediate. Oxford University Press, 1987.


Study plans that include the course
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Technical University of Liberec, date of update: 13.03.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026