Syllabus
Course-EPC-1
Reading and Reflecting on Texts
Theory: 25 Engagement with the field: 25 ● Full Marks: 50
Unit I : Introduction to Reading
Reading—Meaning and Process ● Importance of Reading across Curriculum
● Characteristics of Reading.
Unit II : Reading Skills
Levels of Reading—literal, interpretative, critical and creative ● Types of Reading—
intensive and extensive reading, Oral & Silent Reading ● Reading Techniques—Skimming
and Scanning ● Methodology of Reading.
Unit III : Reading the Text
Types of Texts—Narrative, expository, descriptive, suggestive, empirical, conceptual,
ethnography, policy documents, field note ● Importance of Different Texts in Curriculum.
Unit IV : Developing Reading Skills
Developing Critical Reading Skills ● Developing Reflective Skills ● Activities for
Developing Reading Skills ● Developing Metacognition for Reading.
Unit V : Reading Comprehension
Developing Reading Comprehension l Problems of Reading.
Engagement with Field / Practicum
Any one of the following—
Divide the class in small group and provide different kinds of texts and instruct them toread
and reflect according to the nature of text.
Divide the group and provide one text and suggest students to make different
interpretations.
Design vocabulary games to enhance your vocabulary
Read the text and provide a five words summary to each paragraph.
Reading and comprehension exercises.
Skim through the text and give suitable title to the text.
Complete given text in stipulated time and summarize it in 6 / 7 lines with a suitable title.
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