ENGL-096/097 Fundamentals of Academic Reading and Writing Combined
ENGL-096/097 Combined integrates the reading and composition curricula of ENGL-096 and ENGL-097 into a single course. Working with one instructor, students read about important academic topics and respond to them through written assignments. Writing multi-paragraph essays, students learn to write clearly and convincingly using logical organization and appropriate grammar and usage. In reading, students develop proficiency in comprehending and interpreting a variety of college level reading materials. The emphasis is academic reading as a holistic, dynamic, interactive process. Students develop an understanding of this process by practicing and mastering various reading strategies. ENGL-096/097 Combined includes four hours of classroom instruction and four hours of individualized lab work.
Prerequisite
Appropriate score on English placement test or successful completion of
ENGL-093/094
Hours Weekly
8 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- 1. Identify the topic of a passage.
- 2. State the main idea of a passage.
- 3. Locate details used to support the main idea.
- 4. Make logical conclusions based on materials read.
- 5. Read critically and identify the author's tone, purpose, and point of view.
- 6. Summarize accurately.
- 7. Analyze and interpret written materials.
- 8. Analyze characters from literature.
- 9. Define unknown words using context clues.
- 10. Identify common prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
- 11. Pronounce a prescribed set of vocabulary words.
- 12. Discern the correct usage of an assigned set of words.
- 13. Participate in collaborative learning.
- 14. Generate grammatically correct sentences using vocabulary words.
- 15. Increase reading speed while maintaining comprehension.
Course Objectives
- 1. Identify the topic of a passage.
- 2. State the main idea of a passage.
- 3. Locate details used to support the main idea.
- 4. Make logical conclusions based on materials read.
- 5. Read critically and identify the author's tone, purpose, and point of view.
- 6. Summarize accurately.
- 7. Analyze and interpret written materials.
- 8. Analyze characters from literature.
- 9. Define unknown words using context clues.
- 10. Identify common prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
- 11. Pronounce a prescribed set of vocabulary words.
- 12. Discern the correct usage of an assigned set of words.
- 13. Participate in collaborative learning.
- 14. Generate grammatically correct sentences using vocabulary words.
- 15. Increase reading speed while maintaining comprehension.