The instructor will facilitate, observe and evaluate students development of reading ability. Whole and small group instruction will be combined with individual assistance and student-directed learning. Students will receive assistance with reading difficulties that arise from lack of familiarity with the structure, lexicon and cultural content of the reading passages.
- book reports
- passages from college texts
- coverage of same events in different news sources
- notetaking and diagramming exercises
- pleasure reading brought in by the students themselves
- card catalogue
- periodical indexes
Within relevant educational, employment and social contexts, students who master this course will be able to:
1. maintain/improve skills taught in EASL 0164/0264.
2. read continuously, and readily understand the train of thought in longer articles
and chapters.
3. use in their notetaking the organizational patterns of reading materials.
4. write effective summaries/book reports.
5. indicate in notes and summaries the relationships of component ideas in the
reading material - e.g. can recognize and record the role of an analogy; can
recognize and express the value of an example
6. paraphrase the original words from the reading material without distorting or
obscuring the meaning.
7. read in "chunks" and make a note on each "chunk" without looking back at the
- integrate the content, either in summary or note-form, of two or more
articles/chapters containing similar or overlapping information and ideas.
9. compare/contrast the viewpoints/treatments of two or more articles/chapters on
the same topic.
This course is a college preparatory course and students will be marked on a MASTERY basis. Mastery will be granted to students who achieve over 70% on a series of in-class and out-of-class assessments.
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students
Students may be required to purchase a textbook to be determined by the instructor
EASL 0264 or 0265 or instructor permission