Course Description
This course aims to cultivate lifelong learners and foster global citizenship (SDG 4 & 10) by promoting extensive reading and listening (ER/EL). Students will develop fluency and comprehension by engaging with a wide range of authentic materials at their current level, fostering a love for language learning. The curriculum focuses on enjoyable and accessible materials like graded readers, podcasts, audiobooks, and news articles, catering to diverse interests. Students will choose their own reading and listening materials, fostering ownership and autonomy in their learning journey. Interactive activities like book clubs, listening comprehension tasks, and discussions will encourage reflection and knowledge sharing. Assessment will be light-touch, focusing on reading logs, listening journals, and self-reflection essays, promoting intrinsic motivation and a sustainable approach to language acquisition. By the end of the course, students will be well-equipped to independently navigate the vast world of language, fostering cultural understanding and a lifelong love of learning.
Program Objectives (PO)
- Being able to collaborate with peers in group activities, such as literature circles, to deepen understanding of the materials and develop interpersonal communication skills
- Being able to produce written and oral responses to reading and listening materials, demonstrating an ability to synthesize information and present well-structured arguments
- Being able to achieve fluency in reading comprehension by processing a substantial volume of text (80,000 words per semester), developing a stronger vocabulary, and refining grammar and syntax understanding
- Being able to enhance listening skills by engaging with 16 hours of audio content, improving the ability to comprehend and interpret spoken English in various accents and contexts