EAL 101 - EAL Reading 2
Credits: 3
3 Lecture Hours
Prerequisites: EAL 070 (minimum grade “C”) or successful placement.
Description
This course is for multilingual and emerging bilingual students of English. Skills taught in EAL 070 are reviewed and students are required to apply study and reading strategies learned to a variety of texts in different genres.
Students must earn a “C” grade or better to register for the next course in this discipline or to use this course a prerequisite for a course in another discipline.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Practice rhetorical attunement to specific genres of writing.
- Identify the logical audience for different genres of writing.
- Generate opinions about the purpose of written texts.
- Respond, verbally and in writing, to a variety of texts.
- Develop English vocabulary.
Listed Topics
- Rhetorical attunement practices: Identifying form, style, audience, purpose and tone
- Vocabulary based on readings
- Discussing texts in class
- Presenting opinions/responses to texts in small and large groups
- Developing critical questions about texts
Reference Materials
Textbooks and digital software/media
Students who successfully complete this course acquire general knowledge, skills and abilities that align with CCAC’s definition of an educated person. Specifically, this course fulfills these General Education Goals: Approved By: Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Date Approved: 2/26/2021
Last Reviewed: 9/24/2021
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