Academic Reading and Discussion is designed to give an introduction to, and preparation for academic work. The aim of the course is to help students become more effective and confident readers on academic subjects.
Students will be exposed to a wide range of interesting academic topics during the course. The readings come from varied sources such as books, textbooks academic journals, newspapers, magazines, and online articles. Each week looks at a different theme, and each week introduces two reading from the one theme, and introduces and practices vocabulary and expressions pertaining to the topic. In each class, students will interact in pairs or small groups to discuss the content and issues related to the readings.