2023-2024 College Catalog 
    
    Dec 08, 2024  
2023-2024 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]

ENG 095 - Basic Reading and Writing Skills


Credits: 4
The course focuses on principles of basic reading and writing skills through, vocabulary development, reading strategies, reading comprehension, recognizing reading and writing structures, grammar and punctuation, sentence structure, and concepts of paragraph and essay development.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
  1. develop the ability to use vocabulary development strategies;
  2. demonstrate reading strategies for comprehension;
  3. use text annotation for active reading;
  4. identify and summarize main and supporting ideas in text;
  5. recognize textbook and writing structures;
  6. demonstrate standard usage of grammar and punctuation;
  7. practice the writing process;
  8. compose clear, effective sentences;
  9. organize and develop ideas into paragraphs and essays;
  10. develop skills for online learning by utilizing an adopted online learning; component which targets individualized reading and writing skills;
  11. and maintain a portfolio of all coursework and class materials for end of the semester instructor review.


Prerequisite(s): Placement.
Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.