English 23 -- Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary -- Spring, 2001
Class
Structure
1. Meets 1 hour and 20 minutes on
Tuesdays and Fridays
2. Unit Credit -- 3 units
(non-transferable)
3. Grading -- A, B, C, D, F, or W
4. Prerequisites -- Group B
Placement on the English Assessment Test or English 83
5. Homework each week:
Work for 2 hours
in the Reading Laboratory (starts Week #3)
Learn 20 vocabulary words a week (starts Week #3)
Complete exercises
in your textbook
Read and reflect
on short stories when assigned
Goals
* increase your reading speed
while increasing your comprehension
* build your reading
vocabulary
* strengthen your study
reading of college textbooks
* widen your reading range and
enjoyment
* enhance your critical reading skills
Grade
Based On:
1. Difference between pre and post
test scores
2. Attendance (more than 3 absences may result in your being
dropped from the class)
3. Midterm and Final Exams
4. Vocabulary Tests and Mastery
Tests in Langan textbook
5. Preparation for and
participation in class discussions
6. Reading Laboratory Work
Textbooks
1.
Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills, 3rd edition -- by
John Langan
2.
A Book of Short Stories 2, 3rd edition -- edited by the staff at
Holt, Rinehart and
Winston, Inc.
3.
The American Heritage Dictionary (paperback edition)
4.
one of the Townsend Press Vocabulary Skills books (wait to buy your book
until Week #3)
Materials
1. 2
Scantron answer sheets -- #882-ES (green with a/b/c/d/e bubbles)
2. 2
packets of 3x5 cards -- one side lined
3. an 8
1/2 x 11 folder with 2 pockets