The goal of this course is to help students develop the critical reading skills they will need for academic, personal and/or career purposes. Students can acquire academic learning skills, such as the ability to take notes, make inferences and understand cause and effect. Students will also have the opportunity to explore various topic themes such as exploration, business and finance, family changes, environment, human beings, urban planning, and medicine and health. In this class, students will:
1. Expand their vocabulary from about 1,500 to 2,100 words.
2. Activate their knowledge and motivation for longer academic texts comprehension.
3. Reinforce grammar rules they have learned in other classes.
4. Improve their pronunciation and conversation skills.
5. Encourage their comprehensive and autonomy learning.