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ENGRD 110 COURSE SYLLABUS SPRING 201
SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE
ENGRD 110 – COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES AND VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT FOR COLLEGE – WEB-ENHANCED
Spring Semester, 2014

COURSE SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: DR. ADRIENNE KING
OFFICE: RS-213
PHONE: (916) 558-2220 (Please leave your full name and telephone number)
E-mail: kinga@scc.losrios.edu
OFFICE HOURS: Mon./Wed. – 2:55-4:00 P.M. Tuesday – 2:25-4:10 P.M. Thursday– 2:25-3:05 P.M.
SEMESTER DATES: January 18 – May 21, 2014
CLASS TIMES/LOCATION: M/W – 10:30 A.M. - 11:50 A.M. - Course Code: 16730 (RS-220) M/W – 12:00 Noon - 1:20 P.M. - Course Code: 17893 (RS-220) M/W – 1:30 P.M. - 2:50 P.M. - Course Code: 16729 (RS-220)
DEAN OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IS LOCATED IN ROOM RS-226 (Albert Garcia)

Welcome to ENGRD 110 – Web-Enhanced!

(Please Note: This class is designated as “Web-Enhanced.” What this means is the student must know how to use a computer and D2L. Additionally, the student must be able to print his/her own copies of handouts and assignments provided on D2L).

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

This course is designed to provide instruction in efficient reading skills required of college students. Areas of concentration include: vocabulary development, literal, inferential, and critical comprehension skills, and study reading as applied to fiction, non-fiction, and textbooks.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Achieve the vocabulary and comprehension skills required for entrance to the next level.
Use a variety of vocabulary learning techniques in order to acquire, retain and use college level vocabulary.
Identify stated and implied main ideas, distinguish main ideas from supporting details, draw basic inferences from a college level text, and recognize key elements of fiction.
Apply study reading techniques to college level texts.

PREREQUISITES:

YOU MUST MEET THE COURSE *PREREQUISITE TO TAKE ENGRD 110 BY PROVIDING TANGIBLE

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