Saturday, February 24, 2024

2. FILE 1: Critical Reading (an introduction to the types of reading we will be doing in this class)

 

WEEKS ONE AND TWO

Please read the following text:

File 1: Critical Reading

File 1

Download and print the document below, to be discussed in class (you must have completed the exercise at home):

Text File 1

File 2: Expository and argumentative texts

File 2: Expository and argumentative texts

Download and print the document below, to be discussed in class (you must have read the text before coming to class)

Text File 2






1. Reading and Writing Seminar - Entry 1 - Contents and Assessment Plan

 This is a class taking place at UPEL-IPC during the academic period 2024-I

The Assessment Plan agreed is the following:

25% Research Paper

20% Reading exercises (Extensive Reading and Critical Reading)

20% Essays (3 or 4)

20% Presentation (Integrative task) THIS IS NOT PART OF ANY OTHER COURSE, JUST THIS ONE. I decided not to mention this to the Linguistics Chair.

10% Workshops (Quoting, paraphrasing, APA and Academic style

5% Self-assessment