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Course: Introduction to Text Reading

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Course title Introduction to Text Reading
Course code KAJ/PUCTA
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
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)
  • Weder Nandi, Ph.D. B.Sc. MA.
Course content
Full-Time Students: Reading habits. How to read difficult texts. Reading strategies (including skimming, scanning, intensive and extensive reading). Vocabulary. Reading comprehension Oral and written assessment. Note: the syllabus may be modified according to students' needs.

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, Test

Full-Time Students: Attendance is obligatory, two (2) unexcused absences are allowed. - Moodle enrolment as homework/assignments and supplementary materials are going to be uploaded to Moodle. - Completing homework/assignments on time. To earn the credit, students must participate actively in class work and homework, have no more than two unexcused absences, pass the written mid-term test and pass the oral examinations at the end of the course.
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.
  • 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.
  • Tomlinson, Brian and Rod Ellis. Reading Upper-intermediate. Oxford University Press, 1987.


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Technical University of Liberec, date of update: 21.02.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026