ESL 096 - Read English as 2nd Language

1. Examine different types of texts
   1. Understand the differences between non-fiction and fiction.
   2. Distinguish the purpose and layout of textbooks, news articles, journals, literature, and biographies.
2. Develop active reading strategies
   1. Preview images and graphics to active prior knowledge.
   2. Infer meaning of title, headings, and subheadings.
   3. Locate key vocabulary and concepts.
   4. Preview questions prior to reading text.
3. Analyze details in various reading selections
   1. Identify author(s) and evaluate author’s creditability. 
   2. Understand purpose, main idea, or thesis statements.
   3. Comprehend supporting details and their examples.
4. Develop speed reading skills
   1. Increase rate of words per minute. 
   2. Skim texts for main ideas and details.
   3. Scan texts for numbers, dates, and key words.
5. Assess various techniques to build vocabulary in context
   1. Identify textual clues to aide in understanding.
   2. Recognize target words’ collocations.
   3. Analyze word families, roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
   4. Apply synonyms and antonyms to target words.
6. Demonstrate the use of annotating while reading
   1. Understand the difference between annotation summaries and reactions.
   2. Record summary of text by defining main ideas, details, and target vocabulary.
   3. Record reaction of text by examining opinions, beliefs, and questions from author(s) and self.
   4. Apply learned annotations skills to writing activities.
7. Develop summarizing and paraphrasing skills through reading activities
   1. Understand and explain DMACC’s plagiarism policy.
   2. Produce academic summaries through locating and
   3. embedding texts’ purpose.
   4. Produce academic paraphrases through locating and interpreting text’s purpose