IE 041 Reading/Writing 4 (10 credits)

1. Compose work in a variety of genres, including but not limited to thesis-driven, academic essays that incorporate researched sources (2,000 words minimum of formal writing, total, excluding revisions) by using the writing process.

2. Apply key rhetorical concepts (writer, audience, subject, purpose, and context) in order to compose a variety of texts.

3. Quote, paraphrase, cite and document sources appropriately to maintain academic honesty and intellectual integrity.

4. Locate, read, and evaluate multiple primary and secondary research materials (both scholarly and popular) in order to demonstrate Information Competency.

5. Summarize and respond to an Advanced Language Acquisition Level text.

6. Incorporate sentences that include phrases such as gerunds, infinitives, participials, adverbials and appositives into academic essays.

7. Define at least 50 headwords from the Academic Word List.

8. Use context clues and word structures to identify word meanings and develop reading fluency

9. Draw inferences and conclusions based on textual evidence in an Advanced Language Acquisition Level reading.

10. Employ a range of pre-reading, during reading and post-reading strategies.

Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome 1: Upon completion of the IEP, students will be able to demonstrate the academic skills integral to success in a U. S. higher education environment.

Program Outcome 2: Upon completion of the IEP, students will be able to demonstrate an Advanced Language Acquisition Level of academic English language skills and abilities. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.

Lecture Contact Hours 100
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 100