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.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Appropriate score on English placement test or successful completion of ENGL 093/094

Corequisite

FYEX 100

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.