Course Description:
The course will equip the students with the three important skills of modern life and study: read, think and research. Reading diferent types of books and materials effectively and thinking critically and creatively are to be discussed and practiced. The course also introduces research terms, ethics and technics for application and further study.
Reading materials:
Adler, Mortimer J. và Van Doren, Charles. Phương pháp đọc sách hiệu quả. 1972. Buzan, Tony. Cải thiện năng lực trí não. 2014.
Mcinerny, D.Q. Tư duy logic. 2008.
McMillan, Kathleen và Weyers, Jonathan. Kỹ năng viết khóa luận và luận văn ở Đại học. 2010.
Objectives:
After the course, the students can develop skills:
| SKILLS | |||
| NO. | READ | THINK | RESEARCH |
| 1 | Elementary Reading: clear, fluent (L1) | Memory: photographic memory | Topic/ Problem for research |
| 2 | Skimming (L2): type, topic, content, main idea (benefits, warnings) | Logical thinking, trial-errror/ judging (intuition) | Folder on the topic |
| 3 | Inspectional (L2): speed, retention rate 20: 80 | Match/ Imagine | Research Plan |
| 4 | Analytical reading (L3): type, outline, purpose, terms, argument, problem & solution | Connect/ Assosiate | Info Search & Select: effective reading, note taking, appraisal |
| 5 | Synoptic reading (L4): folder, related parts, terms, solution, Pie chart | Asking questions | Apply research technics; Presentation |
| 6 | Reading a/c to genre | Analyse, Synthesize, Evaluate | Ethics in research |
| 7 | Reading a/c to time | Critical, Creative thinking | Assosiate, Connect raw materials |
| 8 | Synthesize | ||
| 9 | Dialogue with materials | ||
| 10 | Apply for the right context | ||



