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Aug 31, 2024
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ESOL 0042 - Reading IV Credits: 4 Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None Course Description: This course focuses on reading a variety of written materials, including identifying main ideas and details in non-fiction, reading comprehension, writing summaries, and using library resources. In addition, strategies are covered for increasing vocabulary and understanding reading texts. MnTC Goals None
Prerequisite(s): Placement into ESOL 0042 OR completion of ESOL 0032 with a grade of “C” or higher. Corequisite(s): None Recommendation: ESOL 0031 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Major Content
- Reading Strategies
- Pre-, during-, and post-reading strategies
- Patterns of organization
- Main ideas and details
- Summarizing and paraphrasing
- Outlining
- Elements of fiction
- Graphic materials in texts
- Library and computer resources
- Vocabulary Skills
- Using a dictionary and words with multiple meanings
- Using context clues to understand new words
- Identifying affixes and roots
- Parts of speech and word forms
- Types of texts
- Academic reading
- Fiction and non-fiction
- Narratives
- Internet articles
- Academic Skills in U.S. Culture
- Note-taking from a reading
- Marking a reading
- Test-taking
- College and library resources
Learning Outcomes At the end of this course students will be able to:
- use pre-, during-, and post-reading strategies to enhance comprehension.
- use acquired strategies appropriately for types of texts.
- explain patterns of organization in a text.
- identify main and supporting ideas in a variety of text types.
- summarize or paraphrase academic texts and non-fiction.
- use context clues to identify part of speech and infer meaning.
- use newly acquired academic vocabulary.
- produce an outline of a non-fiction passage.
- explain the elements of fiction in a narrative text.
- demonstrate understanding of charts and other graphic materials.
- use library and computer resources effectively for academic work.
Competency 1 (1-6) None Competency 2 (7-10) None Courses and Registration
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