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RDG 049 - College Reading II

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Coll Prep
This is a course designed to support student success with college level reading. The course emphasizes reading critically, developing vocabulary, and improving comprehension. This course is intended to be taken concurrently with any college course.
Prerequisite: RDG 038  with a C or higher or an ACCUPLACER Next Gen reading score of 230 or higher or an ACT score of 14 or above.
Corequisite: Enrollment in any 100 or greater college level course or permission by instructor.
Competencies
  1. Demonstrate techniques that enhance vocabulary.
    1. Apply structural clues to identify the meaning of unknown words.
    2. Summarize context clues to identify the meaning of unknown words.
    3. Use a dictionary.
  2. Evaluate the main idea in college-level selections.
    1. Distinguish topics from main ideas.
    2. Identify stated main ideas.
    3. Infer implied main ideas.
  3. Relate details to main idea in college-level selections.
    1. Recognize categories of related details.
    2. Use note taking to demonstrate relationships between main ideas and details.
    3. Summarize college level selections.
  4. Apply study techniques to college level selections.
    1. Identify the steps in a sequential reading process.
    2. Apply a sequential reading process to textbook and course materials.
    3. Adopt strategies as appropriate to context.
  5. Identify inferences in college level selections.
    1. Distinguish between literal and inferred statements.
    2. Recognize a variety of tones.
    3. Discriminate logical from illogical inference.
  6. Evaluate critical analysis skills to college level selections.
    1. Recognize components of an argument including emotional appeals.
    2. Evaluate adequacy of evidence and credibility of the source.
    3. Analyze the validity of an argument.
    4. Determine ethos, logos, and pathos.
    5. Differentiate between fact and opinion.
  7. Understand differences in language use and meaning in college level selections.
    1. Recognize the difference between literal and figurative language.
    2. Explain literal and figurative language.



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