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Apr 20, 2024
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BRDGE 115 - Critical Reading:CD
5.0 Credits
Comprehension skills for college level reading, focusing on the skills of making an inference, interpreting figurative language, recognizing connotative and denotative language, and appreciating the author’s style, language, and intended audience. S/U grade option.
Prerequisite ACCUPLACER reading score of 70 or higher, writing score 80 or above or completed BRDGE 093 with a minimum grade of 2.0. ESL students need to have completed EAP 121 with a minimum grade of 2.5.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply a general sequence for prereading nonfiction texts.
- Apply annotation strategies to read critically.
- Apply tools, including context, structural analysis and the dictionary, to demonstrate the understanding of the authors’ terms.
- Demonstrate the ability to paraphrase and summarize ideas in course material.
- Synthesize readings and discussions to take a position on a topic.
- Distinguish between sound and unsound arguments to recognize bias.
- Use appropriate text citations to support points in academic writing and discussion.
- Analyze multiple perspectives of authors and peers in a variety of classroom applications.
- Navigate online course delivery system to access necessary class components.
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