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31012 English for Students of Political Science: Level A 1

No credits

Prerequisites: A-level classification based on the psychometric test, on the Amir/Amiram English proficiency tests, or successful completion of the B-level preparatory course.

Authors: Yael Bejarano, Miriam Shani, Sue Fried, Helen Osimo, Ellen Schur

Objective: The objective of the course is to develop reading strategies enabling efficient reading of academic material in English. Reading strategies include: cognitive skills, enrichment of vocabulary and linguistic structures, and understanding organization patterns of academic texts.

The course includes an introductory unit that focuses on pre-reading and five modules representing common text organization patterns: Module I - description; Module II - comparison; Module III - causation; Module IV - problem/solution; Module V - argument. Each module includes pre-reading, focused reading, close reading, post-reading, and enrichment. The course includes a mid-term examination.


1Students who enrolled in the past in A-level courses: English Reading Comprehension for Science (30101) or English: Reading Comprehension for Humanities and Social Sciences (30102), without having taken a proficiency test and failed, may not re-enroll in the course. These students must take the Amir exam and enroll in the level - A, B, C, D or E - according to the placement.