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ENGLISH 073 GENERIC COURSE SYLLABUS
             
I.
Course Prefix
Course No.
Course Name
Credit
Lecture
Lab
 
EGL
073
Academic Reading & Study
3
3
0
      Skills for the Non-Native      
      Speaker III      
             
II. Prerequisite:
   
  College reading placement test.
   
III. Course (Catalog) Description:
   
  Course develops high-intermediate academic reading and study skills for non-native speakers of English. Content includes developing critical reading skills, prefixes, suffixes, and roots to find meaning, and increasing reading speed. Tandem with EGL 076.
   
IV. Learning Objectives:
   
 
1.

 The student will have sufficient reading skills to comprehend some English language textbooks.
2. The student will learn the basics of note-taking and test-taking procedures.
3.

 The student will have sufficient English reading and studying skills to be able to participate in some college classrooms.
4.


 The student will continue to establish a repertoire of reading skills for everyday use, such as keeping up with current events, reading for enjoyment, following directions, and reading career?related materials.
   
V. Academic Integrity:
   
  Students and employees at Oakton Community College are required to demonstrate academic integrity and follow Oakton’s Code of Academic Conduct. This code prohibits:

• cheating,
• plagiarism (turning in work not written by you, or lacking proper citation),
• falsification and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth),
• helping others to cheat,
• unauthorized changes on official documents,
• pretending to be someone else or having someone else pretend to be you,
• making or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats, and
• any other behavior that violates academic integrity.

There are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy. Oakton’s policies and procedures provide students a fair hearing if a complaint is made against you. If you are found to have violated the policy, the minimum penalty is failure on the assignment and, a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.

Details of the Code of Academic Conduct can be found in the Student Handbook.
   
VI. Sequence of Topics:
   
  Reading Skills
 
   
1. Determining the main idea in advanced reading material.
2. Recognizing rhetorical patterns in paragraphs and essays.
3.
 Selecting details that support the main idea.
4. Developing skills in reading a variety of sentence types; completing paraphrase exercises on complex sentences.
5. Developing the ability to use context to determine meanings of new vocabulary.
6. Using knowledge of prefixes, roots, and suffixes to determine meanings of new words.
7. Using word?completion charts to study word families, synonyms, and antonyms.
8. Making inferences and generalizations.
9. Developing critical reading skills.
10. Developing skills in the use of a college dictionary.
11. Developing skills in scanning and skimming.
12. Continuing to increase reading speed.
13. Writing summaries of reading selections.
   
  Study Skills
 
   
1. Taking lecture notes
2. Using SQ3R
3.
 Making notes on textbook reading
4. Preparing for tests
5. Test taking
6. Using the library and the learning lab
7. Reading graphics.
   
VII. Methods of Instruction:
 
   
1.



 Homework reading selections at an advanced level accompanied by advanced exercises on vocabulary, connotation, over-all comprehension, meanings of complex sentences, paragraph and essay organization, inferences, generalizations, and critical reading skills.
2. In-class readings (some timed).
3.

 Whole-class and small-group discussion of readings - especially for the purpose of examining tone, bias, connotation.
4.

 Exposure to a variety of reading materials, including imaginative literature, newspapers, and magazines, special attention to varied types of college texts.
5. The writing of paragraphs and essays based on the readings.
6. Continued work on skimming and scanning.
7. Continued work on test-taking skills.
8. Continued work on note-taking skills.
9. Advanced exercises on the use of a college-level dictionary.
   
VIII. Course Practices Required:
   
  Reading, writing, and testing
   
IX. Instructional Materials:
   
  Check with the Coordinator for current list.
   
X. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
   
 
1. Informal evaluation based on classroom participation.
2. Responses to comprehension exercises based on reading selections.
3.
 The correct use of study skills in the classroom.
4. Pre and post testing in reading and vocabulary.
   
XI. Other Course Information:
   
 

Attendance policy

For whatever information/procedures the instructor holds the student accountable.

If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request accommodations or services, contact the ASSIST office in Instructional Support Services. All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements. The College will not waive any essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program.
   
 
June 2006