Further exploration of topics covered in RD 115, emphasizing inferential, critical, and technical reading.
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
Prerequisite Courses