DEPARTMENT: Academic Programs
CURRICULUM: English
COURSE TITLE: Spelling and Vocabulary
COURSE NUMBER: ENG 084
TYPE OF COURSE: College Preparatory/Cornerstone
COURSE LENGTH: Eleven weeks
CREDIT HOURS: Three to Five
LECTURE HOURS: None
LAB HOURS: Thirty to Fifty-five
CLASS SIZE: Maximum of Twenty-five

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Study of prefixes, suffixes, roots, context clues, and essential vocabulary words; study of spelling rules and patterns. Students will study vocabulary or spelling, depending on assessment of greater need.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES ADDRESSED:

1. Communication:
   • Read and listen actively to learn and communicate;
   • Speak and write effectively for personal, academic, and workplace purposes;
2. Human Relations:
   • Use social interactive skills to work in groups effectively;
3. Critical Thinking:
   • Think critically and act logically in evaluating information, solving problems, and making decisions;
4. Personal Responsibility:
   • Value one's own skills and abilities and be motivated to continue learning;
   • Take pride in one's ideas, work, and art;
   • Have the ability to adapt to change.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Correctly differentiate words frequently confused;
2. Correctly spell common phonics patterns;
3. Use mnemonic devices to learn troublesome words;
4. Apply spelling rules;
5. Apply rules for capitalization, apostrophes, and hyphens;
6. Determine correct spelling of suffixes with unaccented vowels;
7. Use pronunciation to aid spelling; or
8. Use context clues of contrast, similarity, sense of sentence, grammar and punctuation, and example to determine meaning of vocabulary;
9. Use pronunciation key to determine correct pronunciation;
10. Enlarge vocabulary by learning essential words from a word list;
11. Enlarge vocabulary by using words associated with 20 central themes;
12. Enlarge vocabulary through various Anglo- Saxon and Latin and Greek prefixes, suffixes, roots or word elements;
13. Expand knowledge of word relationships via analogies.

Competencies will be measured by satisfactory completion of prescribed work as outlined on a Progress Chart and by satisfactory evaluation on regular mastery tests.

Students will be awarded either an "S" for work completed satisfactorily or an "NC" for unsatisfactory or insufficient work. Students can earn three, four, or five credits, depending on the amount of work completed satisfactorily.

PROCEDURES:

1. Placement: Students are placed at the appropriate level through student self-selection, assessment, writing sample, student information sheet, and conference and approval by the instructor; (ASSET: W=33, R=36; SLEP: 44)
2. Orientation: Students are oriented to the English Lab procedures, the text, testing procedures, and progress charts;

TEXTS AND MATERIALS:

Texts:
Programmed Spelling Demons, 3rd ed. or
504 Absolutely Essential Words, or
Vocabulary Foundations for College Students

Progress Charts: Identifies units required; identifies standards for completion; located in the curriculum file;

Tests: Pretests and post-tests of the text exercises for each unit or two; tests are located in the curriculum file.