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Apr 26, 2024
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TCC Catalog 2014-15 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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EAP0320 English for Academic Purposes: Intermediate Reading3 credit hour(s) Fall | Spring | Summer
Prerequisite(s): be a nonnative speaker of English whose placement scores indicate a need to develop reading skills that are essential for success in college-level classes.
This course is intended for the student who is a nonnative speaker of English and whose placement scores (83-below on the PERT reading section) indicate a need to develop reading skills that are essential for success in college-level classes. The student will develop the ability to comprehend intermediate-level academic reading selections and to identify the structural elements within them. Students will demonstrate comprehension of academic texts through paraphrasing, summarizing, and responding to academic texts, both orally and in writing. Also, students will apply critical reading skills to the reading of academic texts. Emphasis will be placed on the acquisition of English language academic vocabulary by developing knowledge of roots, affixes, idiomatic expressions, and the recognition of cognates and false cognates. Students will reduce dependence on bilingual dictionaries through guided practice in applying vocabulary acquisition strategies. Students will also learn to recognize cultural references, and students will learn strategies for decoding cultural references. Students will also increase their reading fluency and speed. This course does not satisfy A.A. or A.S. degree requirements. To enroll in EAP 0420, the student must score a C or better. Lecture: 3 hours. Students must earn a grade of C or better in this course to enroll in . Does not count toward A.A. degree or A.S. degree.
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