Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
CMPS-0028
Organization's ID:
GAC008
Organization:
ACT Education Solutions, Limited
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
Self-paced, 12 weeks (60 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 English
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to use reading and writing skills with increasing accuracy, fluency and confidence for academic purposes in preparation for higher education

Learning Outcomes:

  • identify and analyze the features of general and academic text types and apply this knowledge to create written texts
  • demonstrate key reading skills
  • decode unknown vocabulary and idiom
  • write complex sentences which link ideas in a variety of ways
  • write well-constructed paragraphs containing topic sentences with supporting statements, and a range of cohesive devices
  • demonstrate writing skills which assist students to avoid plagiarism
  • use acquired knowledge and skills to research and create academic texts demonstrating synthesis of ideas
  • demonstrate information literacy through selecting appropriate research materials and using accurate referencing and citation conventions 

General Topics:

  • Predicting content and identifying text types, audience, purpose and style
  • Writing simple and complex sentences
  • Review of academic essay writing skills
  • Developing an appropriate style
  • Review of the research process
  • Skimming, scanning, inferring
  • Improving paragraph writing
  • Choosing books for research
  • Choosing web pages for research
  • Writing summaries
  • Writing description of a process
  • In-text referencing and writing a reference list
  • Writing description of a graph or table
  • Writing description of a process or procedure
  • Note-making using abbreviations and symbols
  • Practice in paraphrasing
  • Developing notes into a summary
  • Editing, proofing and producing a final version of the academic research essay
  • Word attack strategies for reading: contextual clues
  • Word attack strategies for reading: word parts
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials