EAP 0080 English for Academic Purposes: Reading and Oral Communication
Course Information
| Course Number | EAP 0080 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | English for Academic Purposes: Reading and Oral Communication |
| Description | EAP 0080 English for Academic Purposes: Reading and Oral Communication is equivalent to READ 0080 for multilingual students whose first language is not English. Special attention is given to skills and strategies for coping with college textbook reading assignments and lectures across the curriculum, by looking at course syllabi and excerpts of readings and lectures from major programs of high interest to the students, by listening to guest speakers, and by visiting and observing a variety of South Central College (SCC) courses. Students will also learn practical reading skills for navigating D2L as well as the SCC website, coping with online and digital readings and quizzes, accessing student support services, and attending SCC info sessions and events. Each student will develop a personalized approach to becoming an autonomous learner of academic vocabulary. The multicultural diversity in this course is a catalyst for thought and discussion, with readings and lectures by and about the students’ heritage cultures. Together, the students will build an understanding of how SCC and the Minnesota State system compares to their previous sites of learning and/or systems of higher education in other countries. (Prequisite: ESL Reading Skills score of 60-82) |
| Total Credits | 4 |
| Total Hours | 64 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Individualized | 4 Credits, 64 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Prerequisite: ESL Reading Skills score of 60-82
Institutional Core Competencies
- Cultural Competence - Students will be able to demonstrate an attitude of personal curiosity, a rising knowledge of cultures, and an evolving range of skills for living and working among others with other worldviews and ways of life.
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Activate background knowledge and prior learning in order to improve reading and listening comprehension.
- Skim to get an overview and scan for key terms and concepts in academic readings.
- Use strategies for acquiring academic vocabulary from the Academic Word List.
- Identify, confirm, and correct one's understanding of individual words, sounds, spelling, and punctuation in listening and reading passages,
- Apply reading and listening comprehension strategies to a short piece of academic writing or a simplified academic talk.
- Identify and classify the function of the most common academic transitional words and expressions in readings and short listening passages.
- Summarize the main points and support for arguments in reading and listening materials in one's own words.
- Navigate D2L and other online learning resources effectively.
- Critically reflect on the expectations of higher education in the U.S.
- Utilize a variety of test preparation skills.
- Acquire, interpret, and use grammar rules to comprehend written and spoken texts.
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
Additional information and forms can be found at: southcentral.edu/disability
This material can be made available in alternative formats by contacting the Academic Support Center at 507-389-7222.