| source City University of New York (X) |
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department Reading (X) |
This intermediate level reading course emphasizes increased reading comprehension through the practice of literal, inferential and critical reading skills, vocabulary development, writing, improved rates of reading, and study skills. A variety of materials is used to enrich students' basic understanding of reading.
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This advanced level reading course is designed to help students master and apply a full range of college-level reading and related skills, including critical comprehension, vocabulary, writing, flexible rates of reading, and study strategies. A variety of college-level materials is used.
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Presents learning strategies for students enrolled in college-level courses who have completed required developmental reading course. Examines organization of information from the various content courses taken concurrently. Teaches interpretation and construction of charts, graphs, tables, maps; task management; incorporation of life skills into the learning environment. Uses analytical approach to development of test questions relevant to the various content areas.
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Individualized program in fundamental reading skills with emphasis on phonics and syllabication, word structure, and sentence and paragraph analysis on student's instructional level.
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Individualized program designed to develop reading and study skills necessary for success in college-level work. Vocabulary development, comprehension skills, textbook techniques, and library and research techniques.
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An introductory program designed to help beginning ESL students expand their reading knowledge of English through extensive and intensive reading practice. Development of techniques to facilitate comprehension of words, sentences, and paragraphs for increased reading speed and improved comprehension.
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Advanced course to increase proficiency in reading and study strategies. Student and instructor jointly develop an individual program based on the student's expressed interests and diagnosed needs. The program might focus on any combination of the following: rate of reading; test-taking techniques; reading in the content areas; textbook reading and study techniques critical and interpretive reading.
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Advanced reading and study skills to obtain, utilize, and retain information from texts in the sciences and technologies Application of scientific and technical vocabulary, critical and interpretive comprehension, and study and test taking skills will be related to students' curriculum needs and interest.
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Basic Writing I is designed to introduce and develop college level writing proficiency through careful attention to the writing process. Emphasizing both the writing process and skills needed for timed and high stakes essays, such as the CUNY ACT, this course will prepare students for college level writing. Students will learn to employ argument in the short essay form to clearly express ideas in support of a position written in edited U.S. English.
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Basic Writing II is designed to reinforce writing skills acquired to ENA/G 099 for students who have passed Basic Writing I but who have not yet passed the writing portion of the CUNY-ACT Writing Test. The course provides concentrated test-taking strategies and practice necessary for writing argument essays under time constraints. The course also acts, by reinforcement and enhancement of essay writing, as additional preparation for ENG 101: Composition I.
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This course emphasizes developing students' ability to comprehend what they read on a literal level. Inferential reading is introduced. Narrative material is to be the focus, but appropriate exposition is also studied. Students read and interpret material from culturally relevant textbooks. Study strategies introduced are reinforced and applied to more difficult text. Specialized textbook vocabulary is targeted.
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This course reinforces reading and study strategies applied to advanced texts of a culturally relevant nature. Emphasis is on exposition. Elements of critical reading are introduced. Standardized reading test strategies are a focal point in preparation for the CUNY Reading Test. Reading as a process is explained and experienced using students' own self-monitoring strategies. Critical reading of one or more texts is required.
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This course is designed for the development of reading and study skills at an advanced level. Emphasis is on such skills as vocabulary improvement, previewing, note-taking, test-taking, summarizing and critical analysis. Students explore different types of exposition and styles of writing. Content area materials are utilized.
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This course introduces students to methods of expanding their vocabulary. The development of modern English is studied to explain the state of current vocabulary. Various types of dictionaries, Greek and Latin word elements and meanings derived from context are explored. Special consideration is given to introducing the students to the vocabulary essential to their major area of study.
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This course introduces students to methods of understanding a highly developed and pervasive discourse: propaganda. Emphasis is placed on reading materials that use the persuasive and argumentative language of politics, advertising, cultural discussions and the media. Political speeches, essays, editorials, and articles are used to enlarge the student's experience with the materials and tools of propaganda. The student will acquire the intellectual framework and sophisticated level of literacy needed to recognize and respond to the aims of propaganda.
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This course will introduce students to the critical reading and evaluation of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries and journals. The aims of the course will be to: evaluate claims to truth and truthful recollections; examine historical claims through first person accounts; develop awareness of the methods and techniques of biographical and autobiographical writing; understand the uses of biographical writing and its place in society; explore biographies and autobiographies as vehicles for the creation of the self. The student will become proficient and develop a deeper appreciation of biographical narratives and their uses in self-understanding.
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This course is designed to familiarize the student with the cultural and technological factors which have defined and influenced the activity of reading. The emphasis of the course will be on the evolution of reading and the gradual changes affecting the reading experience. Students will be expected to understand significant developments that relate to reading: the invention of writing, the creation of books, the invention of the printing press, and more recent changes in print communication. This course will explore reading from the perspectives of other cultures and will trace the varieties of reading experiences that have been key features in the transformation of Western and non-Western cultures.
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This course is offered for students who are interested in power reading techniques. Emphasis is placed on the development of effective reading habits and the techniques of rapid reading, identifying authors' patterns of writing, skimming, scanning and ongoing practice with mechanical aids and timed exercises.
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Designed for students who require significant instruction in basic reading skills. Students read books focused on a topic selected by the instructor. Classroom activities emphasize strategies for improving reading comprehension and vocabulary.
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Designed for students who need to develop a higher degree of competence in coping with college texts. Emphasis is on advanced exercises in comprehension and vocabulary with an introduction to basic study skills.
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This course is designed for the student who needs to acquire the necessary study skills and techniques that a college level student needs in order to be both effective and efficient. Emphasis will be placed upon the following areas: problem solving, organization, notetaking, study habits, critical reading, S.Q. 3R, test taking and library research.
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Orientation to academic requirements, student services, issues in general education, and career planning. Study skills, time management, and adjustment to the college environment.
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Intensive review of arithmetic and elementary algebra. Preparation for the CUNY Freshman Skills Assessment Test in mathematics.
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Intensive practice in comprehension and analysis of texts. Metacognitive approaches to improving reading. Preparation for the CUNY Freshman Skills Assessment Test in reading.
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Intensive practice in organization, grammar, and syntax. Emphasis on editing and rewriting. Preparation for the CUNY Freshman Skills Assessment Test in writing.
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