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COURSE PRO FORMA

IMPORTANT:

Contents of this Pro Forma shall not be changed without the Senate’s for items indicated with *. Changes to the other
items can be approved at the Academy/Faculty/Institution/Centre level.

Academy/Faculty/Centre Faculty of Languages and Linguistics

Department Language Unit

Programme University Course

Course Code* Course GLT1013

Title* Reading Critically

Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Passed GLT1009 (Mastering English VI)
Minimum Requirement(s)

Student Learning Time (SLT)* 120

Credit*

Course Learning Outcomes* At the end of this course, students are able to:
1. explain explicit or implicit textual ideas
2. analyse a writer’s position
3. integrate ideas from multiple sources and perspectives critically

Transferable Skills None

Synopsis of Course Contents This course aims at developing students’ critical reading skills. Students will
acquire the ability to analyse a piece of writing in fine detail and the author’s
argumentative strategy and style. Students will also learn to evaluate
information in an unbiased way, and be able to differentiate between sound
and unsound evidence. To this end, students will be exposed to strategies
for reading critically and will engage with a variety of reading selections
which will develop and enhance their thinking skills via active discussions
and presentations.

Learning Strategies (lecture, Tutorials, class discussion, group discussion, interactive learning
tutorial, workshop, discussion,
etc)

Assessment Methods* Continuous Assessment : 60% Final
Exam : 40%

Methodologies for Feedback on Feedback for assessments will be provided throughout the course
Performance

Criteria in Summative Please refer to Kaedah-Kaedah Universiti Malaya (Pengajian Ijazah
Assessment Pertama) 2013 dan Peraturan-Peraturan Universiti Malaya (Pengajian
Ijazah Pertama) 2013

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