I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Academic Literacy
2. Course Prefix & Number:
READ 0595
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
Academic Literacy provides intensive instruction in critical thinking, reading, and writing in preparation for Composition I and other college courses. Using theme-based readings from a variety of genres, coursework will emphasize independent reading of complex academic texts, critical response to ideas and information in academic texts, writing essays that integrate ideas and information from academic texts, and practice in understanding lectures and preparing for discussions.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
Writing Pre-College Level or Writing Introductory College Level or Writing College Level CLC or Writing College Level or Writing Honors College Level |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
READ 0595 - Academic Literacy
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
READ 0595 - Academic Literacy
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
ACLT 052 Academic Literacy, 5 Credits, The Community College of Baltimore County
RDNG 0940 Academic Literacy, 5 credits, Century College
III. Course Purpose
Other - If this course is not required in a program or is not part of the MN Transfer Curriculum, it may be used for the purpose(s) listed below:
Developmental Course
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Demonstrate communication and listening skills by asking questions, annotating and note taking. |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Summarize key concepts using assessment strategies consistent with individual learning styles. |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Use multiple strategies to improve reading and listening skills. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Use pre-reading strategies to facilitate understanding of texts;
- Read actively;
- Read critically;
- Effectively use textual annotation;
- Identify abstract ideas found in complex academic texts;
- Summarize abstract ideas found in complex academic texts;
- Formulate and explain valid inferences based on information from texts;
- Evaluate arguments for validity and credibility;
- Write arguments for an academic audience;
- Synthesize ideas and information from multiple sources and varying points of view;
- Write well-organized, unified, coherent essays;
- Create a clear, purposeful thesis statement;
- Support ideas with adequate and varied evidence;
- Tailor language to address a specific audience; and
- Detect and correct major grammatical and mechanical errors.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Academic literacy
- Using Strategies for Reading Assignments and Lectures
- Using Strategies for Written Assignments and Discussions
- The Reading Process
- Pre-Reading Skill Development
- Finding Main Ideas and Supporting Evidence
- Making Connections
- Summarizing
- The Writing Process
- Brainstorming
- Organizing Ideas
- Revising
- Editing
- Understanding Organization
- Reader response
- Critical Reading
- Understanding Authors' Purpose
- Critical Writiing
- Understanding Audience
- Basic Research Strategies
- Language Conventions
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Spelling
- Application Themes
- Stress
- Positive Psychology
- Biology
- Human Rights
- Logic
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Academic Literacy
2. Course Prefix & Number:
READ 0595
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
Academic Literacy provides intensive instruction in critical thinking, reading, and writing in preparation for Composition I and other college courses. Using theme-based readings from a variety of genres, coursework will emphasize independent reading of complex academic texts, critical response to ideas and information in academic texts, writing essays that integrate ideas and information from academic texts, and practice in understanding lectures and preparing for discussions.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
Writing Pre-College Level or Writing Introductory College Level or Writing College Level CLC or Writing College Level or Writing Honors College Level |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
READ 0595 - Academic Literacy
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
READ 0595 - Academic Literacy
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
ACLT 052 Academic Literacy, 5 Credits, The Community College of Baltimore County
RDNG 0940 Academic Literacy, 5 credits, Century College
III. Course Purpose
3. Other - If this course does NOT meet criteria for #1 or #2 above, it may be used for the purpose(s) selected below:
Developmental Course
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Demonstrate communication and listening skills by asking questions, annotating and note taking. |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Summarize key concepts using assessment strategies consistent with individual learning styles. |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Use multiple strategies to improve reading and listening skills. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Use pre-reading strategies to facilitate understanding of texts;
- Read actively;
- Read critically;
- Effectively use textual annotation;
- Identify abstract ideas found in complex academic texts;
- Summarize abstract ideas found in complex academic texts;
- Formulate and explain valid inferences based on information from texts;
- Evaluate arguments for validity and credibility;
- Write arguments for an academic audience;
- Synthesize ideas and information from multiple sources and varying points of view;
- Write well-organized, unified, coherent essays;
- Create a clear, purposeful thesis statement;
- Support ideas with adequate and varied evidence;
- Tailor language to address a specific audience; and
- Detect and correct major grammatical and mechanical errors.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Academic literacy
- Using Strategies for Reading Assignments and Lectures
- Using Strategies for Written Assignments and Discussions
- The Reading Process
- Pre-Reading Skill Development
- Finding Main Ideas and Supporting Evidence
- Making Connections
- Summarizing
- The Writing Process
- Brainstorming
- Organizing Ideas
- Revising
- Editing
- Understanding Organization
- Reader response
- Critical Reading
- Understanding Authors' Purpose
- Critical Writiing
- Understanding Audience
- Basic Research Strategies
- Language Conventions
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Spelling
- Application Themes
- Stress
- Positive Psychology
- Biology
- Human Rights
- Logic