| |UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN (UTAR) |
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| |FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE |
Course Outline Students’ Copy
| |Unit Code & |UALL 1053 |
| |Unit Title: |CRITICAL READING AND THINKING |
| |Course of Study: |Bachelor of Science (Hons) Actuarial Science |
| | |Bachelor of Science (Hons) Financial Mathematics |
| |Year of Study: |Year One Trimester One |
| | |Year One Trimester Three |
| |Year and Semester: |January 2013 |
| |Credit & Contact Hour|3 credit hours (2 + 1) |
| | |2 represents 2 lecture contact hours per week for the duration of 14 weeks, |
| | |1 represents 1.5 tutorial contact hours per weeks for the duration of 12 weeks. |
| |Lecturer: |Nadya Supian (nadya@utar.edu.my) |
| | |M.Ed (UM), B.Ed TESL Hons (UKM) |
| |Tutor: |As above |
| |Mode of Delivery: |Lecture and Tutorial |
| |Objective: |Objective of Unit: |
| | |This course aims to: |
| | |To equip students with reading, vocabulary building and critical thinking skills. |
| | |To develop students’ ability to analyze the materials they read in terms of accuracy of information, organizational |
| | |patterns and the difference between fact and opinion. |
| | |To hone students’ ability to evaluate the strength of evidence provided in texts and the soundness of arguments. |
| |Learning Outcome: |Learning Outcome of Unit: |
| | |After completing this unit, students will be able to: |
| | |critically analyze reading materials |
| | |apply reading skills to understand and evaluate various types of written materials |
| | |apply critical thinking skills to their academic and daily lives |
| |Reading List: |Main Text: |
| | |1. Ruggiero, V. R. (2010). Art of thinking (2nd ed.). New York: Longman Higher |
| | |Education |
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| | |2. Mayfield,M. (2010). Thinking for yourself: Developing critical thinking skills |
| | |through reading and writing (7th ed.). Boston,MA: Thomson Wadsworth. |
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| | |Additional Text: |
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| | |1. Brink- Budgen, R. V. D. (2004). Critical thinking for students (3rd ed.). UK: |
| | |How to Books. |
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| | |2. Epstein, R. (2006). Critical thinking. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth. |
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| | |3. Warburton, N. (2006). Thinking from A to Z. London: Routledge. |
| |Method of Assessment:| |
| | |No. |
| | |Method of Assessment |
| | |Total |
| | | |
| | |1. |
| | |Coursework |
| | |a) Oral Presentation/Debate 10 % |
| | |b) Reading Assignment 10 % |
| | |c) Debate Report 10 % |
| | |d) Quiz 10 % |
| | |40% |
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| | |2. |
| | |Final Examination |
| | |60% |
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| | | |
| | |Grand Total |
| | |100% |
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|Lecture, Tutorial and Assignment Plan |
|Week |Lecture Topic |Tutorial Topic |Assessment |Reference |
|1 |Active Reading |Tutorial 1 | |Ruggiero, (2010). |
| |Previewing | | |Chapter 1 |
| |Skimming and Scanning |Coursework details | | |
| |Theme and Parts |Oral Presentation topics | | |
| |Chapter 1: |Division of groups | | |
| |Developing Thinking Skills. | | | |
|2 |Diction: Defining Words & Dealing with |Tutorial 2 | |Ruggiero, (2010). |
| |Unfamiliar Words | | |Chapter 2 |
| |Using vocabulary knowledge |Dilemmas + Decisions: Survivor | | |
| |Words in context | | | |
| |Word analysis | | | |
| |Chapter 2: | | | |
| |Establishing a Foundation | | | |
| 3 |Identifying Main Ideas |Tutorial 3 | |Ruggiero, (2010). |
| |Understanding main ideas and supporting | | |Chapter 3 |
| |details |Understanding Main Ideas, | | |
| |Understanding transitions |Supporting Details & Transitions | | |
| |Chapter 3 : | | | |
| |Habits that Hinder Thinking | | | |
|4 |Identifying Organizational Patterns |Tutorial 4 |Reading Response |Ruggiero, (2010). |
| |Identifying patterns of organization | |Assignment 1 |Chapter 4 |
| |Chapter 4 : |Reading Response Activity: | | |
| |Be a Critical Reader |Read and analyse selected short | | |
| | |story. | | |
| | |“The Black Sheep”. | | |
|5 |Making Inferences on Meaning, Purpose and |Tutorial 5 | |Ruggiero, (2010). |
| |Tone | | |Chapter 5 |
| |From conversations |Identifying Org Patterns | | |
| |From descriptions | | | |
| |Chapter 5 : | | | |
| |The Creative Process (Part I) | | | |
|6 |Making Inferences on Meaning, Purpose and |Tutorial 6 |Submission of Assignment 1|Ruggiero, (2010). |
| |Tone | | |Chapter 5 |
| |From narratives |Making Inferences |Groups to draw lots for | |
| |From expository/ argumentative writing | |turns and debate topics | |
| |Chapter 5 : | | | |
| |The Creative Process (Part II) | | | |
| |Analyzing and Evaluating Persuasive Writing|Tutorial 7 | |Ruggiero, (2010). |
|7 |Distinguish facts from opinion | | |Chapter 7 |
| |Recognizing author bias and prejudice |Distinguishing the difference | | |
| |Chapter 7: |between fact and opinion; | | |
| |Express the Problem or Issue |recognizing author bias in a text| | |
| |Analyzing and Evaluating Persuasive |Tutorial 8 | | |
|8 |Arguments | | | |
| |Understanding persuasive language |Exercise: | | |
| |Identifying logical fallacies |Identifying Logical fallacies 1 | | |
| | |‘Job Outsourcing good for | | |
| | |America’ (pp 268-9) and/or | | |
| | |‘What’s wrong with Outsourcing?’ | | |
| | |(pp 270-3) | | |
| 9 |Analysing and Evaluating Arguments |Tutorial 9 | |Ruggiero, (2010). |
| |Identifying logical fallacies | | |Chapter 10 |
| |Chapter 10 : |Oral Presentation | | |
| |The Role of Criticism |Identifying logical fallacies in | | |
| | |presentation | | |
|10 |Summarizing Expository/Argumentative |Tutorial 10 |Beginning of Debate | |
| |Writing | | | |
| |Accurate summarizing of contents of an |DEBATE | | |
| |argument/exposition | | | |
|11 |Analyzing and Evaluating Arguments and |Tutorial 11 |Debate | |
| |Disputes | | | |
| |Identifying the writers’ thesis |Discussion of an opinion piece | | |
| |Determining the writer’s assumptions |and evaluation of its argument | | |
| |Evaluating the writer’s support for claims | | | |
| 12 |Analyzing and Evaluating Arguments and |Tutorial 12 |Quiz |Ruggiero, (2010). |
| |Disputes |Oral presentation | |Chapter 10 |
| |Evaluating the soundness of arguments | | | |
| |Understanding satire, irony and sarcasm | | | |
| 13 |Discussion of Past Final Exam |Tutorial 13 |Submission of Debate | |
| |Format/Questions |Oral presentation |Report | |
| | |Past Semester exam paper | | |
| 14 |Revision and Consultation |Tutorial 14 | | |
| | |Past semester exam paper | | |
(Please ensure Teaching Plan covers all of the topics as per syllabus submitted to LAN)
• Attendance and participation in lectures and tutorials is important if you want to do well in this course. • If you are absent for class, please pass a photocopy of your MC or Leave Letter to me for record. Write your class and tutorial group. Those absent without valid reasons for more than 3 times may be barred from sitting for the final exam.
* The number of Debate groups depends on tutorial group size.
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