Course

EASL for English 1106 Students

Faculty
Language, Literature & Performing Arts
Department
English as a Second Language
Course Code
EASL 0498
Credits
1.50
Semester Length
15
Max Class Size
18
Typically Offered
To be determined

Overview

Course Description
This course is an adjunct course for EASL students enrolled in English 1106 (Studies in Prose Fiction). Students will develop reading and writing skills to support their English 1106 coursework. Activities will help students understand, critically analyze and write critical essays on works of literature. Students’ overall ability to work with literature should improve as well.
Course Content

-          literary texts assigned in English 1106

-          reading and writing tasks relevant to the above objectives

Learning Activities

The instructor will facilitate, observe and evaluate students’ participation in learning activities which directly support their English 1106 coursework.  Whole and small group instruction will be combined with individual assistance and student directed learning.

Means of Assessment

A mastery model of on-going evaluation will be used.  A student will reach mastery when she/he has demonstrated through satisfactory completion of exercises, assignments and other assessments that the course objectives have been achieved.

 

Where formal tests of specific skills are used, mastery will be defined as a score of 70% or more.

 

Progress will be monitored on a regular basis by the instructor in consultation with each student.

 

This course will be graded independently from English 1106.

Learning Outcomes

Within the context of English 1106 successful students can:

-          follow and participate in discussions about readings

-          understand readings

-          summarize readings

-          critically analyze readings

-          generate thesis statements and/or hypotheses about readings

-          develop critical analyses of readings, in accordance with conventions

-          revise, edit and proofread essays about readings.

Textbook Materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students

English 1106 course materials will be used.

Requisites

Prerequisites

ENGL 1130  or Instructor Permission

Corequisites

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

Course Transfers

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Institution Transfer Details for EASL 0498
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Winter 2025