e. ? Course Goals? To consolidate the students’ knowledge ? of the type of English that could be used ? for medicine.РCourse Objectives? 1.Vocabulary? 1) understanding----Chinese / English? 2) word-formation----basic rules? 3) pronunciation----syllables / stress? 2. Reading Skills? 3. Reading PracticeРReading Skills---- Skimming and Scanning? Skimming ? refers to the process of reading only main ? ideas within a passage to get an overall ? impression of the content of a reading ? selection.РHow to Skim:?* Read the title.?* Read the introduction or the first paragraph. ?* Read the first sentence of every other paragraph.?* Read any headings and sub-headings.?* Notice any pictures, charts, or graphs.?* Notice any italicized or boldface words or phrases. ?* Read the summary or last paragraph.