Objectives of the Course: 1. | To provide students global view of news stories in New York Times, The Washington Post, and China Post. | 2. | To provide students with articles that are carefully selected for high interest, international cope, and varied subject areas. | 3. | To help students better understand the articles' main points, vocabulary and idioms as well as their pronunciation. | 4. | To improve students' reading strategies that can be applied to their independent reading of a wide range of texts, from magazines to business reports. |
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