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ESL 172Advanced Reading and Vocabulary
Welcome to ESL 172!
Becoming the reader is the essence of becoming a writer.
-John O'Hara
ESL 172 Discussion Board: http://jjmadigan.proboards2.com/
PREREQUISITES:
ESL 261, ESL 262 and ESL 263 or Read 201 and EWRT 100A or qualifying score on ESL placement test.
COURSE DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this class is the development of academic vocabulary/reading skills through extensive reading of college level material. We will explore short reading selections on a variety of topics as well as the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café. We will discuss pre-reading and reviewing techniques, finding main ideas, understanding the author’s intended message, paraphrasing and summarizing the main points, recognizing literary devices, analyzing various types of writing, and thinking critically. We will also work on vocabulary building. Because reading and writing are interrelated, class work will also involve writing activities.
In all the work we do this quarter, you will be encouraged to ask meaningful questions and expand your understanding of what we read by looking beyond the text and by discussing your ideas with your classmates. In these ways, you will find yourself very naturally developing your academic vocabulary and reading skills while we build a community where everyone feels comfortable sharing their ideas. Improving your reading and writing skills requires commitment and hard work. My commitment to you is to provide a classroom environment where you always feel supported and challenged to do your best work.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS & MATERIALS:
· The Mercury Reader, Pearson Publishing
· Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg
· A pocket folder for your journal
· A good monolingual dictionary, such as Longman Dictionary of American English or The Newbury House Dictionary of American English
· A thesaurus
· Computer disk (formatted for IBM) to save work in the computer lab
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