Power Reading

General

Prefix

COLL

Course Number

120

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

University College

Description

Instruction and practice in strategies to enhance critical reading and reading flexibility through the application of efficient comprehension strategies and vocabulary development.

Credits

Min

2

Max

2

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Demonstrate an ability to develop and refine concrete and abstract vocabulary including denotative and connotative word meanings.

Outcome

Read textbooks and other academic texts in a critical and evaluative manner.

Outcome

Determine how language affects our attitudes and perceptions of the world.

Outcome

Formulate a variety of reading approaches and apply them to different types of material in order to read flexibly and efficiently.

Outcome

Examine how tone, source, attitude, and inference affect our ability to read objectively.