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 Department:    EAP

 Course #:    98

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    330108

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

A semi-intensive course for English language learners with an emphasis on academic composition and grammar skills that will prepares students for English 101.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Appropriate placement test scores, C or higher in EAP 97, or instructor permission..

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Write a narrative composition that demonstrates creative writing techniques such as metaphor, simile, and personification.
2. Write one-page summaries of assigned book chapters and academic articles.
3. Produce research-based and thesis-driven essays (maximum four pages) that include an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
4. Formulate arguments following rhetorical patterns.
5. Accurately write a variety of sentence types including simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences that use level-appropriate academic vocabulary.
6. Implement a writing process that includes conscious use of planning, revision, and editing.
7. Research and analyze sources from assigned texts, and/or library databases, and/or academically appropriate online searches.
8. Correctly cite sources using MLA (or APA) style in research papers.
9. Read texts using appropriate reading strategies or Reading Apprenticeship Routines from Reading for Understanding by Schoenbach, Greenleaf, and Murphy (2012).
10. Critically discuss assigned literature such as novels, non-fiction, or short stories.
11. Communicate how power, privilege, equity, and empathy affect our daily lives by engaging with culturally and linguistically diverse texts and media.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Essay writing
2. Research
3. MLA (or APA)
4. Paraphrasing and summarizing
5. Revision
6. Academic reading