DEPARTEMEN AGAMA

UNIVERSITAS ISLAM NEGERI MAULANA MALIK IBRAHIM MALANG

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Jalan Gajayana 50 Malang, Telepon (0341) 570872, Faksimile (0341) 570872, Kode Pos 65144
SYLLABUS
Course
Code
Credit/Hour
Prerequisite
Classification
Semester
Lecturer

: Reading Comprehension III

: 732209
: 2/2
: Reading Comprehension II
:
:4
: Prof. Dr. H. Mudjia Rahardjo, M.Si

Standard of Competence
Comprehending the content, the rhetorical aspects, and the language features of various reading texts at advanced level by implementing a range of reading strategies to achieve literal, inferential, and critical
and evaluative comprehension
Basic Competence

Topic(s) and Subtopics

To make inferences
from advanced
reading texts

1. Focus on discourse: Drawing

inferences
2. Free advanced reading texts
3. Popular social science texts
4. Literary works, such as short
stories, drama scripts, novels

To comprehend
advanced reading
texts analytically and
critically

1.

To comprehend

Reading texts taken from TOEFL

Advanced
reading texts involving
popular science,
argumentative essays, opinion
rubrics, and articles
2.
Academic
papers

Certificate No.
ID08/1219

Learning Experience
1.

Rea
ding the text

2.

Infe
rring from the text
3.
Wor
king in group or in
pairs
1.
Rea
ding the text
2.
Dis
cussing all aspects
of the text (content,
rhetoric, and
language) in group
or in pairs
1.
Iden

Indicator(s)
1.

Assessment

Time
Allotment
2 x 100
minutes

Learning
Resources/Media
Magazines,
newspapers, fiction
works, internet, etc.

Finding out how and

why something happens in the text
2.
Identifying implicit
idea of the text

Answering the questions, such as:

Why not?
How didknow? What
was? Heard what?

1.

Answering some questions, such

as: What inferences can be drawn
from this? Do you agree with the
authors point of view? What is
the authors opinion toward such
debatable issue?

4 x 100
minutes

Magazines,
newspapers,
internet, and fiction

TOEFL and IELTS reading tests

5 x 100

Reading passages

Concluding the
reading text

2.

Making judgment
about the reading text
3.
identifying the
authors arguments and points of
view
1.

Comprehending the

reading texts with

high complexity

and IELTS

To comprehend
various types of
advanced reading
texts thoroughly

Reading texts with advanced level

of difficulty involving: expository
and argumentative essays

tifying reading texts

on TOEFL and
IELTS
2.
Doi
ng the reading tests
1.

content of texts in reading tests

Answering the
reading comprehension questions of
reading tests correctly
3.
Finding out strategies
applied in the reading tests

Rea

1.

Dis
cussing the texts in
group or in pairs
3.
Ans
wering
comprehension
questions
4.
Su
mmarizing and
taking notes

2.

ding the texts

2.

minutes

2.

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Understanding the
authors point of view
Finding out the main
idea
Guessing unfamiliar
words through the context
Identifying the
supporting details
Finding specific and
general information
Understanding the
relationship of ideas in the text
Taking notes
Summarizing

1.
2.
3.

Quizzes.
Comprehension questions.
Questions on topic, main
ideas, supporting details.

5x
minutes

References:
1.
Required
Clark, M.A. et.al. (1996). Choice Reading. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press
2.
Suggested
Any relevant reading materials taken from fiction works, magazines, newspapers, TOEFL and IELTS Preparation Test books, Internet, etc.
Disetujui oleh
Koordinator konsorsium
Rumpun MK Bahasa Inggris

Mengetahui
Ketua Jurusan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris

Rohmani Nur Indah, M.Pd

NIP 19760910 200312 2 002

Hj. Galuh Nur Rohmah, M.Pd, M.Ed

NIP 19740211 199803 2 002

Certificate No.
ID08/1219

taken from:
1.
TOEFL Preparation
Test
2.
IELTS Preparation
Test
Magazines,
newspaper articles,
popular books, and
internet