EAP 060 - Connect II: Reading and Writing

Credits: 9
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 99
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: An intensive course for English language learners with an emphasis on paragraph structure, academic vocabulary development, grammar skills, and reading strategies that will prepare students for Connect III.

Prerequisite: Appropriate placement test score; C or higher in Connect I, or instructor permission.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Produce well-developed paragraphs that include a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
Write a variety of sentence types including simple and compound sentences.
Write one-paragraph responses to readings that make connections to personal experience.
Use simple and progressive verb tenses to write about past, present, or future events.
Identify parts of speech
Use level-appropriate vocabulary in writing assignments.
Use subject verb agreement within written sentences.
Revise paragraphs through peer revision, tutor visits, or instructor feedback.
Use MLA (or APA) document formatting for all formal written assignments.
Read texts using appropriate reading strategies or Reading Apprenticeship Routines from Reading for Understanding by Schoenbach, Greenleaf, and Murphy (2012).
Communicate how power, privilege, equity, and empathy affect our daily lives by engaging with culturally and linguistically diverse texts and media.

Course Contents

Paragraph structure
Simple and compound sentences
Simple and progressive verb tenses
Level-appropriate academic vocabulary
Revision
Reading

Instructional Units: 9