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WRITING WORKSHOP I WRITING WORKSHOP II ADVANCED COLLEGE READING
3.0 Units 4.0 Units 3.0 Units
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE ENGL 192 is a reading course designed for
ENGL 189 is designed for students who need ENGL 191 is designed for students who students who are generally good readers,
to practice writing clear sentences and para- need to practice writing more thoughtful but who wish to improve their speed of
graphs in standard English. The course is a and well-organized short compositions in comprehension and to develop critical read-
writing workshop. It involves the students standard English. Conducted as a writing ing skills. Various textbook study strategy
actively in reading, writing, discussing, and workshop, the class also involves reading, methods are covered including memory
re-writing. Individualized computer lessons and discussion of articles, stories and possi- improvement, speed-reading technique,
provide tutorials and practice in the gram- bly longer works. Individualized computer vocabulary building through the study
mar and mechanics of writing. Computer lessons provide tutorials and practice in of prefi xes, suffi xes, roots, and the use of
applications help students plan, write, check, the grammar and mechanics of writing. context clues. Basic grammar rules including
and revise what they have written. The Computer applications help students plan, syntax, punctuation, and capitalization are
course helps students increase their famil- write, check, and revise what they have writ- reviewed. Comprehension skills are covered
iarity with the style, form and structures of ten. The course helps students increase their including Survey-Question-Read-Recite-
written English and improves their ability to familiarity with the style and organizational Review (SQ3R) and Know-Will Know-Learn
compose and edit sentences and paragraphs format of written English and improves their (KWL) highlighting, note-taking, outlining,
in English. Note: This course is Pass/No ability to compose, edit, and revise sentences, summarizing, paraphrasing, diff erentiating
Pass only. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: paragraphs, and short compositions. Note: A between general and specifi c details, deter-
Placement is based on a composite of test maximum of 8 units of credit will be awarded mining the topic and main ideas (stated and
scores and academic background or ABSE for ENGL 191, ENGL 120. Note: This course is implied), understanding inference, discern-
187. Concurrent enrollment in or satisfactory Pass/No Pass only. Lecture 4 hours. Prereq- ing the diff erence between fact vs. opinion,
completion of ENGL 188 is required. Course uisite: Placement is based on a composite and patterns of organization in longer essays.
Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring. of test scores and academic background, or The emphasis is to continue the strengthen-
satisfactory completion of ENGL 189. Concur- ing of higher-level reading comprehension
190 rent enrollment in or satisfactory completion and improve critical thinking while reading.
INTERMEDIATE ACADEMIC of ENGL 190 is required. Course Typically Methods to improve literal and inferential
READING Off ered: Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall. comprehension are covered as are the use
3.0 Units
of analogies, propaganda, the evaluation of
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE an argument, and critical reading. Lecture 3
ENGL 190 is a reading course designed for hours. Prerequisite: Placement is based on a
students who wish to improve their college composite of test scores and academic back-
reading comprehension skills. Various text- ground or satisfactory completion of ENGL
book study strategy methods are covered: 190. Recommended Corequisite: Concurrent
memory improvement, vocabulary building enrollment in ENGL 120. Course Typically
through the study of prefi xes, suffi xes, roots, Off ered: Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall.
and the use of context clues. Basic grammar
rules: sentence structures, punctuation, and
capitalization are reviewed. The emphasis
is on strengthening higher-level reading
comprehension, as well as improving critical
thinking while reading. Methods to improve
literal comprehension are covered by way of
reading strategies Survey-Question-Read-
Recite-Review (SQ3R), and Know-Will Know-
Learn (KWL), highlighting, note-taking,
outlining, summarizing, differentiating
between general and specifi c details, deter-
mining the topic and main ideas (stated
and implied), and patterns of organization
in short essays. Critical reading strategies
include making inferences and recognizing
fact vs. opinion, tone, and purpose. Lecture
3 hours. Prerequisite: Placement is based
on a composite of test scores and academic
background or ENGL 188. ENGL 190 must
be taken prior to or concurrently with ENGL
191.

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