Reading (READ)

READ 010     Critical Reading     3 Units

Students will examine, develop, and apply critical reading strategies to academic reading materials. Emphasis is on advocating critical thinking, reflective judgment, and problem solving skills that lead to the ability to reason inductively and deductively, and interpret and critically evaluate formal and informal fallacies. Students will critically apply reading strategies to reach well-supported factual or judgmental conclusions from multi-discipline and multi-cultural academic texts.

Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Advisory Level: Read: 4 Write: 4 Math: None

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

CSU GE: A3   IGETC: None   District GE: A3

READ 101     Analytical Reading     4 Units

Students will read, discuss, and write about a variety of academic topics, contemporary themes, and social problems, using articles, text chapters, and fiction commonly assigned in college-level courses. Students will acquire proficiency in critical analysis and research, as well as vocabulary development, comprehension, and study skills.

Lecture Hours: 4  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: K

Advisory Level: Read: None Write: None Math: None

Transfer Status: None     Degree Applicable: NAA

CSU GE: None   IGETC: None   District GE: None

READ 120     Reading Strategies     2 Units

Students will examine, develop, and apply reading strategies for college reading materials. Emphasis is on critical reading, logical reasoning, critical thinking, reflective judgment, and problem solving skills that lead to the ability to interpret, analyze, and critically evaluate college texts.

Lecture Hours: 2  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Corequisite: ENGL 001A

Advisory Level: Read: None Write: None Math: None

Transfer Status: None     Degree Applicable: NAA

CSU GE: None   IGETC: None   District GE: None

READ 567     Practical Reading     0 Units

Students will develop practical reading, writing, and study skills. Emphasis will be on improving comprehension, increasing vocabulary word base, building study skills and basic computer skills. Students will read a range of materials, including magazines and newspapers, online materials, and fiction.

Lecture Hours: 4  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: Yes  Grading: O

Transfer Status: None     Degree Applicable: NAA

CSU GE: None   IGETC: None   District GE: None