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课程详述
COURSE SPECIFICATION
以下课程信息可能根据实际授课需要或在课程优化之后产生变动。如对课程有任何疑问，请
联系授课教师。
The course information as follows may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen
circumstances, or following review of the course at the end of the session. Queries about the course should be
directed to the course instructor.
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课程名称 Course Title
GRE Preparation
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授课院系
Originating Department
语言中心 Center for Language Education
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课程编号
Course Code
CLE058
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课程学分 Credit Value
0
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课程类别
Course Type
通识选修课程 General Education (GE) Elective Courses
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授课学期
Semester
春季 Spring / 夏季 Summer / 秋季 Fall
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授课语言
Teaching Language
英文 English
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授课教师、所属学系、联系方
式（如属团队授课，请列明其
他授课教师）
Instructor(s), Affiliation&
Contact
（For team teaching, please list
allinstructors）
语言中心教师
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实验员/助教、所属学系、联系
方式
Tutor/TA(s), Contact
无 NA
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选课人数限额(可不填)
Maximum Enrolment
（Optional）
2
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授课方式
Delivery Method
讲授
Lectures
习题/辅导/讨论
Tutorials
实验/实习
Lab/Practical
其它(请具体注明)
Other（Pleasespecify）
总学时
Total
学时数
Credit Hours
64
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0
0
64
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先修课程、其它学习要求
Pre-requisites or Other
Academic Requirements
无 NA
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后续课程、其它学习规划
Courses for which this course
is a pre-requisite
无 NA
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其它要求修读本课程的学系
Cross-listing Dept.
无 NA
教学大纲及教学日历 SYLLABUS
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教学目标 Course Objectives
This course aims to familiarize students with the two major modules of GRE: Verbal Reasoning & Analytical Writing,
helping them build the skills for dealing with this demanding exam. Throughout the course, the instruction will feature
scientific mnemonic devices and tactics for reading comprehension. The writing coaching part will teach methods for
coping with issue tasks and argument tasks. Based on this foundation, the course attempts to develop students’ verbal
reasoning and analytical writing ability.
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预达学习成果 Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will have enlarged considerably their vocabulary, mastered the skills for
cracking reading comprehension questions, improved their logical thinking, and become proficient in writing academic
articles.
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课程内容及教学日历 （如授课语言以英文为主，则课程内容介绍可以用英文；如团队教学或模块教学，教学日历须注明
主讲人）
Course Contents (in Parts/Chapters/Sections/Weeks. Please notify name of instructor for course section(s), if
this is a team teaching or module course.)
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Week 1:
General Intro to GRE & course overview + pretest 1
Week 2:
GRE vocabulary building #1 Word roots (A category)
Verbal Reasoning Lecture 1 (Easy level) text completion: overview & method
Writing basics #1 (diction: formal & informal language)
Week 3:
GRE vocabulary building #2 Word roots (B category)
Verbal Reasoning Lecture 2 (Easy level) text completion: two-blank and three-blank
Writing basics #2 (academic vocabulary)
Week 4:
GRE vocabulary building #3 Word roots (C category)
Verbal Reasoning Lecture 3 (Easy level) tactics for text completion
Writing basics #3 sentence types and styles
Week 5:
GRE vocabulary building #4 (D category)
Verbal Reasoning Lecture 4 (Medium Level) guessing the meaning from context
Writing basics #4 paragraph development skills
Week 6:
GRE vocabulary building #5 (E category)
Verbal Reasoning Lecture 5 (Medium Level) Sentence equivalence: overview & method
Writing basics #5 concise writing and coherence
Week 7:
GRE vocabulary building #6 (F & G category)
Verbal Reasoning Lecture 6 (Medium Level) tips for sentence equivalence questions
Writing basics #6 common logical fallacies in arguments
Week 8:
Mid-term In-class Test
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Week 9:
GRE vocabulary building #6 (H & I category)
Verbal Reasoning Lecture 7 (Hard level) Reading comprehension: overview and method
Issue task writing #1 common issue questions in GRE and how to deal with them
Week 10:
GRE vocabulary building #7 (J & K category)
Verbal Reasoning Lecture 8 (Hard level) additional tips for reading comprehension questions
Issue task writing #2 practice and comments
Week 11:
GRE vocabulary building #8 (l & M category)
Verbal Reasoning Lecture 9 (Hard level) text analysis skills for reading comprehension questions
Issue task writing #3 practice and comments
Week 12:
GRE vocabulary building #9 (N & O category)
Verbal Lecture 10 (Hard level) How to infer from the text
Argument task writing #1 comment argument questions in GRE and how to deal with them
Week 13:
GRE vocabulary building #10 (P & Q category)
Complete Verbal Reasoning Test 1
Argument task writing #2 How to form your argument from given facts
Week 14:
Complete Verbal Reasoning Test 2
Argument task writing #3 practice and comments
Week 15:
Complete Verbal Reasoning Test 3
Argument task writing #4 round-up
Week 16: Final In-class Test
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教材及其它参考资料 Textbook and Supplementary Readings
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1. 教材：The Official Guide to the GRE General Test 3
rd
edn. 群言出版社，2018 reprint.
2. 参考书：Manhattan Prep 5lb Book of GRE Practice Problems, MG prep. Inc. 3
rd
edn. 2018.
课程评估 ASSESSMENT
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评估形式
Type of
Assessment
评估时间
Time
占考试总成绩百分比
% of final
score
违纪处罚
Penalty
备注
Notes
出勤 Attendance
20%
2 pts/absence
课堂表现
Class
Performance
小测验
Quiz
课程项目 Projects
平时作业
Assignments
期中考试
Mid-Term Test
30%
随堂测试 In-class test
期末考试
Final Exam
50%
随堂测试 In-class test
期末报告
Final
Presentation
其它（可根据需要
改写以上评估方
式）
Others (The
above may be
modified as
necessary)
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记分方式 GRADING SYSTEM
A. 十三级等级制 Letter Grading
B. 二级记分制（通过/不通过） Pass/Fail Grading
以上课程信息可能根据实际授课需要或在课程优化之后产生变动。如对课程有任何疑问，请联系授课教师。
The course information as follows may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances,
or following review of the course at the end of the session. Queries about the course should be directed to the course instructor.
课程审批 REVIEW AND APPROVAL
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本课程设置已经过以下责任人/委员会审议通过
This Course has been approved by the following person or committee of authority
Center for Language Education
