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English
126
READING SKILLS FOR COLLEGE
4 units, 4 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
PREREQUISITES: English 262 or 262B or English
as a Second Language 226R or placement by the college
assessment process.
Students’ basic reading skills are developed
into college-level proficiencies in vocabulary usage, literal
comprehension, and analytical and critical comprehension.
Various reading and reporting strategies are developed and
improved for different styles of academic writing. Instruction
emphasizes reading as a problem-solving process. (A)
130
ACCELERATED WRITING
5 units, 5 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 252.
In this course, students will practice writing,
revising, and proofreading essays. Students will learn to
think critically and to logically develop and organize ideas.
Students will use readings to enhance their writing skills and
to learn how to integrate and document sources. This is an
accelerated course that prepares students for ENGL 1A. This
class is not intended for students who have taken English 252
or English 125. (A)
250
BASIC WRITING
4 units, 4 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass only)
In this course, students will work on getting used to
and comfortable with writing and discovering ways to express
their ideas to others. Students will develop an understanding
of sentence and paragraph structure while beginning to write
essays. They will also find and correct grammatical errors
and get used to using computer word processors for writing.
This course is a companion to reading course ENGL 260 and
prepares students for ENGL 252 or ENGL 130. Students must
satisfactorily complete written course work to receive credit.
252
WRITING IMPROVEMENT
4 units, 4 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass only)
PREREQUISITES: English 250 or English as a
Second Language 266W or placement by college assessment
process.
In this course, students will develop their writing
skills by composing short essays (both in and out of class),
while learning how to brainstorm, outline, draft, revise, and
edit. In the process, they will work on developing paragraphs
and correcting basic grammar errors. This course is a
companion to ENGL 262 and prepares students for ENGL
125. Students must successfully complete written course work
to receive credit.
260
BASIC READING
4 units, 3 lecture hours, 2 lab hours, (Pass/No
Pass only)
PREREQUISITES: Placement by college assessment
process.
English 260 includes a variety of group and
individual skill activities for improved reading comprehension
and vocabulary development. Students will work with a
variety of texts to determine main ideas, important details,
cognitive text structures, and more. A goal of this course is
to encourage students to develop a positive attitude toward
reading. Successful completion of this course will prepare
students for ENGL 262. Placement for this course is through
the college assessment process.
260A BASIC READING: INTRODUCTION
TO READING
2 units, 1.5 lecture hours, 1 lab hour, (Pass/No
Pass only)
A general introduction to reading. Vocabulary
skill development. Learning reading process, strategies and
developing comprehension. Encourages positive attitude
toward reading. This course is equivalent to the first half of
English 260. Placement by college assessment process.
260B BASIC READING:
READING STRATEGIES
2 units, 1.5 lecture hours, 1 lab hour, (Pass/No
Pass only)
English 260B includes a variety of individual and
group activities for improved reading comprehension and
vocabulary development. Active reading strategies are used
to determine main ideas and supporting details. This course
is equivalent to the second half of ENGL 260 and prepares
students for English 262. Placement is determined through
the college assessment process.
262 READING IMPROVEMENT
4 units, 3 lecture hours, 2 lab hours, (Pass/No
Pass)
PREREQUISITES: English 260 or English as a
Second Language 266R or placement by college placement
process.
English 262 includes a variety of group and
individual skill development activities in phonetic and
structural analysis, basic contextual vocabulary, and literal
and basic comprehension skills to foster independent reading
proficiency. This course prepares students for English 126. It
is recommended to be taken concurrently with English 252
or English 125.