ELL 098 - Reading and Comm Fluency

1. Choose active reading strategies
   1. Interpret varieties of texts
   2. Develop pre-reading skills
   3. Develop skimming and scanning skills
   4. Relate images and graphics to texts
   5. Identify key vocabulary and concepts
2. Evaluate elements of various texts
   1. Identify authors
   2. Summarize main ideas
   3. Locate supporting details and examples
   4. Infer possible interpretations
3. Analyze vocabulary
   1. Identify textual clues to construct meaning
   2. Investigate collocations
   3. Investigate word families, roots, and affixes
   4. Identify synonyms and antonyms for target words
4. Apply note-taking skills
   1. Locate main ideas 
   2. List supporting details and key vocabulary
   3. Develop annotating skills
5. Choose active listening strategies
   1. Predict before listening to excerpts
   2. Select specific information while listening
   3. Recall speakers’ main points after listening
6. Apply pronunciation skills
   1. Identify International Phonetic Alphabet symbols and sounds
   2. Develop English vowel and consonant sounds
   3. Develop correct word stress, intonation, and segmental features
7. Apply spoken English skills in classroom contexts
   1. Discuss course material
   2. Develop appropriate English verbal skills for casual and academic classroom discussions
   3. Develop appropriate non-verbal communication skills for casual and academic classroom discussions
8. Demonstrate higher education academic integrity standards
   1. Explain cultural definitions of intellectual property
   2. Identify cultural norms regarding collaborative work