The course Reading and Text Analysis is designed to strengthen students’ reading and comprehension skills by exposing them to a variety of authentic and academic texts. It aims to develop analytical thinking through the exploration of structure, meaning, and language in different types of written discourse. The course enables students to understand both the surface and deeper meanings of texts, recognize paragraph organization, and identify key ideas and supporting details.
Delivered over two semesters, the course introduces students to essential reading strategies such as scanning, skimming, previewing, predicting, making inferences, and analyzing vocabulary in context. In addition, students learn to distinguish between literal and implied meanings, and to examine coherence and cohesion in texts.
In the second semester, the focus shifts to understanding paragraph structure and organization, where students analyze various paragraph types including descriptive, narrative, expository, and comparative texts. The goal is to equip students with the tools needed to interpret and evaluate written discourse relevant to their academic and professional domains.
This course is structured around practical learning units that promote active engagement with texts, fostering both individual and collaborative analysis. Students gradually acquire the competence to critically read and interpret written material, preparing them for further academic work in English.
- Teacher: Farida Bekhouche