The course is a follow-up on ENG 013 and it consolidates and advances students reading skills. Students will be guided to read for enjoyment and reading for information. Students will also be introduced to different reading skills such as skimming and scanning; and using contextual information to guess the meaning of new words and expressions. They will also be guided to study the connotative and denotative meaning of words. Texts for reading will include novels, textbooks and scientific reports.