FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE
COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE NUMBER:
EAP 0420
COURSE TITLE:
Reading Level IV
Reading placement test score at Level IV
COREQUISITE(S):
None
STUDENT ADVISING NOTE(S):
SLS1103 is required
CREDIT HOURS:
3
CONTACT HOURS/WEEK:
3
CONTACT HOUR BREAKDOWN:
Lecture/Discussion:
3
Laboratory:
Other:
FACULTY WORKLOAD POINTS:
3
STANDARDIZED CLASS SIZE ALLOCATION:
22
CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of the course is to instruct students in techniques for grasping sentence and paragraph meaning.
Students will learn word meanings in context and will increase their vocabulary. They will develop skills in
determining literal meaning with minimal use of their bilingual dictionaries. The course will focus on increasing
reading comprehension. It will lead students through increasingly complex reading passages to help them
progress from literal meanings toward critical reading and thinking. Further, it will provide opportunities,
through reading, to understand important ideas and values in American life. This course does not apply toward
the associate's degree and is part of developmental education instruction.
SUGGESTED TEXTS:
Wiese, David. Real Reading 2. Pearson Longman; Latest
edition
IMPLEMENTATION DATE:
November 14, 1987
REVIEW OR MODIFICATION DATE:
Fall Term 1996 (971)
Fall Term 2001
Fall Term 2003 (20041)
Fall Term 2008 (20091) – Outline Review 2007
Fall Term 2015 (20161) – Proposal 2014-67
Fall Term 2015 (20161) – Outline Review 14-15
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COURSE TOPICS
I.
Vocabulary Expansion
A.
B.
II.
Understanding and Using Idiom
Learning and Using Word Parts
1. Prefixes and Suffixes
2. Word Roots
3. Compound Words
4. Verb Endings
5. Noun Suffixes
C. Using Context Clues
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(1)
(8)
(6)
Reading for Understanding
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
III.
CONTACT HOURS
PER TOPIC
Following Directions
Getting Information from
Pictures, Maps and Charts
Locating Basic Facts
Finding Main Ideas
Recalling Facts and Details
Recognizing Sequence of Events
Predicting Endings
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(2)
(2)
(2)
(4)
(2)
(3)
(2)
Reading and Thinking
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Recognizing and Understanding
Setting
Recognizing and Understanding
Emotions
Drawing Conclusions
Recognizing the Author's Purpose
Reacting to Ideas and Values
Expressed in Writings
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(2)
(2)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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Florida State College at Jacksonville
Course Learning Outcomes and Assessment
SECTION 1
Course Prefix and Number:
EAP 0420
Course Title:
Reading IV
Semester Credit Hours (Credit):
Contact Hours (Workforce):
3
SECTION 2a (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
TYPE OF COURSE (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
General Education Core (If selected, core discipline area will be identified in Section 4.)
General Education (If selected, you must also complete Section 4, Section 5, and Section 8)
SECTION 2b
TYPE OF COURSE (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
A.A. Elective
A.S. Required Course
A.S. Professional Elective
A.A.S. Required Course
A.A.S. Professional Elective
Technical Certificate
PSAV/Clock Hour/Workforce
X Development Education
Apprenticeship
Upper Division/Bachelors
Other:
If selected, use this space to title “other” option.
SECTION 3
INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
X
Reading
Speaking
Writing
Listening
X
Critical Analysis
Qualitative Skills
Information
Literacy
Ethical Judgement
X
Scientific Method of
Inquiry
Working
Collaboratively
SECTION 4 (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
GENERAL EDUCATION DISCIPLINE AREA (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
Communications
Humanities
Mathematics
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Natural Sciences
SECTION 5 (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOME AREA (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
Communication
Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Global Sociocultural Responsibility
SECTION 6
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students will be able to:
Expand English general and academic
vocabulary and expressions through study of
idioms, pre/suffixes, roots, compound words
and context clues
Improve their reading for understanding,
including following directions, locating facts,
finding main ideas, recalling facts and details,
and predicting endings
TYPE OF OUTCOME
(General Education,
Course or Program)
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Course
Exercises, and/or quizzes and exams:
Standardized Diagnostic Reading Test
(SDRT) Department exit exam
Course
Exercises, and/or quizzes and exams:
Standardized Diagnostic Reading Test
(SDRT) Department exit exam
3
SECTION 6 (Continued)
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Improve their reading and critical thinking
skills, including recognizing and
understanding setting and emotion, drawing
conclusions, recognizing purpose and
reacting to reading through writing
TYPE OF OUTCOME
(General Education,
Course or Program)
Course
Exercises, and/or quizzes and exams:
Standardized Diagnostic Reading Test
(SDRT) Department exit exam
Course
Exercises, and/or quizzes and exams:
Standardized Diagnostic Reading Test
(SDRT) Department exit exam
Exercises, and/or quizzes and exams:
Standardized Diagnostic Reading Test
(SDRT) Department exit exam
Exercises, and/or quizzes and exams:
Standardized Diagnostic Reading Test
(SDRT) Department exit exam
Learn and use reading strategies
Predict content by applying background
knowledge
Increase reading speed without sacrificing
comprehension
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Course
Course
SECTION 7
Faculty name(s):
Mingmin Zhu
Date:
11/24/2014
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