DVSP 081 Academic Literacy

This performance-based course provides intensive instruction in critical thinking, academic reading, and collegiate level writing in preparation for English 101 and other 100-level courses. Using theme-based readings from a variety of genres to apply critical reading skills in order to organize, analyze, and retain material, coursework will emphasize critical response to ideas and information in academic texts, and developing essays that integrate ideas and information from academic texts that are appropriate to the audience, purpose, situation, and length of the assignment.

Credits

5

Prerequisite

none

Corequisite

none

Offered

FWS