ESLX 0733 - Reading and Vocabulary 3

4.5 Credits

Students gain reading comprehension skills and acquire target academic vocabulary by reading excerpts from level-appropriate fiction and nonfiction texts. Students paraphrase and summarize level-appropriate fiction and nonfiction texts. Students also read and respond to an assigned novel.

Prerequisites: ESLX 0732 or assessment testing

Recommended: ESLX 0723

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Apply active reading strategies to comprehend various types of fiction and nonfiction texts
Recognize common organizational patterns in fiction and nonfiction texts
Apply vocabulary learning strategies
Use target vocabulary in speaking and writing
Respond orally and in writing to short-answer questions over a text
Summarize a text orally and in writing.
Paraphrase a text in writing.

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