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Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENGL 092 Reading Improvement

5 credits
This course presents reading strategies and techniques to improve understanding of written materials. Instruction is provided in reading rate and comprehension, vocabulary development, and paragraph writing. The skills developed in these courses are prerequisite to ENGL 099 .

Prerequisites: ABED 046 , or equivalent placement score, or instructor permission.

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Comprehend and read English at an 11th grade level
  • Use acquired vocabulary appropriately
  • Identify and communicate transitional elements in written texts
  • Identify and communicate patterns of organization in written texts
  • Identify and communicate the main idea in a reading
  • Apply critical reading skills through analysis of written texts