ELIUP 43 - Reading II

5 CR

Students learn and practice scanning, skimming, locating main ideas, making basic inferences based on given information. In addition, they build passive and active vocabularies, guess vocabulary from context, and develop study skills.

Prerequisite(s): Admission into the English Language Institute and completion of ELIUP 33 with a C- (1.7) or better, or permission of the department.

Course Outcomes
Scanning

Identify key words to locate specific information in a limited time

Skimming

Locate main ideas and important details in a reading passage in a limited time

Comprehensive and critical reading

Comprehend the literal meaning of a passage
Identify main idea and supporting details in a passage
Express and support an opinion about a passage
Make basic inferences from a passage

Decoding

Make connections between sounds and letters

Vocabulary

Recognize a core of vocabulary
Demonstrate knowledge of spelling rules
Guess vocabulary from context

Study skills

Use a dictionary to find correct spelling, meaning, and part of speech
Identify common stems and affixes
Find and use simple library materials

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