本課程以接觸生活中各種有趣的議題，並就其進行不同層次的語言學習活動，使學生在互動中習得語言學習策略。

Course description: This course aims to promote fluent and effective reading through a wide range of topics, extensive coverage of reading strategies, such as skimming, predicting, inferring, etc. It also includes a specific focus on vocabulary development. The course will engage you with different reading genres and skills for making connections from your reading to your speaking, listening, and writing. The ultimate goal is to enhance your reading interests, develop critical thinking, and provoke conversation. Peer collaboration is strongly encouraged to generate and share different ideas. Course aims: 1. To improve students’ vocabulary and reading fluency. 2. To understand and use various strategies for reading. 3. To apply learned skills and strategies to four skills. 4. To develop critical and creative thinking.

Required Text:
Carlos Islam and Carrie Steenburgh. A Good Read 2, Cengage Learning, Asia Pte.Ltd, 2009 (海學)
References:
Cheryl Pavlik, Hot Topics 2, Thomson Heinle, 2006 (海學)
BBC Learning English http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
CNN Student News http://edition.cnn.com/studentnews/