DEPARTMENT: Academic Programs
CURRICULUM: English
COURSE NUMBER: ENG 095
COURSE TITLE: College Preparatory Reading and Study Skills III
TYPE OF COURSE: Cornerstone
COURSE LENGTH: One Quarter
CREDIT HOURS: 5
LECTURE HOURS: 55
LAB HOURS: 0
CLASS SIZE: 25

PREREQUISITE: ASSET, SLEP, or Instructor Permission

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The emphasis is on SQ3R method, increasing reading speed and vocabulary, identifying the main idea and supporting ideas in expository reading, making inferences and evaluations, and understanding figurative language.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES ADDRESSED:

1. Communication:

• Read and listen actively to learn and communicate;
• Speak and write effectively for personal, academic, and workplace purposes;
• Access, evaluate, and use information from a variety of sources;

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;

5. Information Literacy:

• Access and evaluate information from a variety of sources and contexts;
• Use information to achieve personal, academic, and career goals, as well as to participate in a democratic society.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. At the end of the course, the student will successfully:
2. Understand literal meaning;
3. Identify topic sentences and main ideas;
4. Infer main ideas when they are not directly stated;
5. Recognize intermediate vocabulary (e.g. Newsweek)
6. Apply roots and affixes to unfamiliar words;
7. Use context clues to make meaning from text;
8. Use an English dictionary;
9. Identify definitions and examples in text;
10. Identify enumerations in text;
11. Recognize headings and subheadings;
12. Understand signal words;
13. Demonstrate an active reading technique, such as SQ3R or PRWR;
14. Distinguish between fact and opinion;
15. Interpret graphs, diagrams, illustrations, tables, and charts;
16. Identify and analyze common organizational patterns (comparison/contrast, process, cause and effect, classification, e.g.)
17. Use skimming and scanning skills;
18. Demonstrate self-reflection and self-evaluation;
19. Recognize and limit oversimplification;
20. Compare analogous situations;
21. Recognize cause and effect;
22. Classify information;
23. Compare ideals with actual practice;
24. Recognize contradictions;
25. Make inferences and predictions;
26. Outline and take notes on a piece of text;
27. Understand one's motivation;
28. Establishes goals and meets deadlines;
29. Take lecture notes effectively;
30. Organize and manage time, materials, and assignments;
31. Recognize American academic and business cultural expectations;
32. Implement review strategies;
33. Understand the importance of punctuality and good attendance;
34. Utilize test-taking skills;
35. Recognize own learning styles and apply appropriate strategies;
36. Access on-campus resources, such as the library, the Tutoring Center, the Writing Center, CLIC, and counseling;
37. Participates clearly and effectively within a diverse group;
38. Reports to a larger group;
39. Explain opinions and ideas with evidence;
40. Summarize a piece of text accurately and clearly.

TOPICAL OUTLINE: APPROX. HOURS:

Study Skills 8
Lecture Notetaking 2
Vocabulary Development 5
Reading for Directly-Stated Main Ideas 4
Reading for Implied Main Ideas 3
Study-Reading (SQ3R or PRWR) 9
Identifying and Analyzing Organizational Patterns 5
Making Inferences 3
Reading Charts and Graphs 3
Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion 3
Evaluating Information 3
Test Preparation 2
Test Taking 2
Learning Styles 3

Total: 55

RECOMMENDED TEXT:

Reading Pathways, by Fritzpatrick and Ruscica (Heath)