SDW119: Critical Reading

 

Session 1:

18 Aug 2025 (Mon)
1900 hrs - 2200 hrs
Event ID: EV25000105
Mode: Face-to-face at SUSS Campus

Session 2:
18 Sep 2025 (Thu) 
1900 hrs - 2200 hrs
Event ID: EV25000106
Mode: Face-to-face at SUSS Campus

Course Level:
Introductory

Target Participants:
All Students

Registration Period:
Session 1: 23 Jun 2025 – 11 Aug 2025
Session 2: 23 Jun 2025 – 14 Sep 2025

How to register:

  • Log in to Student Portal.
  • Click on “E-Services” on the left menu.
  • Click on “Event Service Online” in Student eService.
  • Click on the “Event ID” of the specific workshop you wish to register for.

Synopsis 

Through this course, students will learn how to be critical readers. This is important in the university context because evaluating source texts for academic writing is common in various disciplines. The ability to read critically will enable students to (i) determine whether a given source text is an academic text, (ii) assess the reliability of evidence used in a given source text, and (iii) identify possible author bias in a given source text. Indeed, students, regardless of discipline, will need to assess the reliability and suitability of the source texts they approach during the research process of their academic writing. This course, as such, aims to equip students with the necessary critical reading skills for the purpose of sound academic research.

Notes

  • Limited to 40 participants per session
  • Students can sign up for either one of the sessions