RD 117 : Advanced College Reading
Further exploration of topics covered in RD 115, emphasizing inferential, critical, and technical reading.
Prerequisites
Course Outcomes
After successful completion of Reading 117, students will be able to:
- Read textbooks and research material with increased effectiveness
- Expand both general and specialized vocabularies
- Develop inferential reading skills
- Develop awareness and application of nuances, imagery, figurative language, connotation, symbolism, irony, and satire
- Read not only with enjoyment but with a sense of enlightenment
- Respond to texts both verbally and in writing, presenting ideas and opinions based on the reading
- Access campus support services and other learning resources