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 Department:    AESL

 Course #:    103

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    330108

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2019

 Course Description  

Focus on college-level reading, discussion, and test taking skills in a linked format. Vocabulary building, critical thinking, summarizing, paraphrasing, and response writing based on readings.

 Prerequisite  

None

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. Read college-level academic textbooks with greater facility.
2. Participate in small group discussions as a facilitator of participant with greater fluency/ease.
3. Understand the format for and take true/false, multiple choice, and essay exams.
4. Summarize, respond to and do written and oral vocabulary and discussion work on college level reading material.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

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

Course Contents

1. Oral and written Summarizing
2. Paraphrasing
3. Oral and written responding
4. Vocabulary development
5. Test-taking skills
6. Elementary research techniques
7. Small group discussion techniques
8. College-level textbook reading strategies