31022 English for Interdisciplinary Studies: Virtual Learning, 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: Annette Rosenberg, Jannette Segal, Tova Persoff, Ellen Schur, Yael Bejarano, Isabel Berman, Esther Klein-Wohl, Miriam Shani, Sue Schneider
The course may only be studied in a distance format (via the course website). Access to internet is essential. There are no face-to-face tutorial sessions.
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 provides tools for understanding and critical reading of academic texts.
The course includes academic articles on a variety of topics in the humanities and social sciences. The difficulty level, length and complexity of the articles increase gradually during the course.
The learning process consists of three stages: Pre-reading (navigating the text): initial reading to gain a general impression and advance mapping of the central points and the relevant terms and expressions; Reading in depth: detailed and focused in-depth reading of arguments and conclusions; Post-reading: summary, processing and rereading to internalize content, examine the integration of the new information with prior knowledge and apply tools acquired in the learning process. 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.