AAC 104 - College Reading

Institution:

Niagara County Community College

Subject:

AAC - Learning Skills

Description:

This course focuses on reading and interpreting textbooks, articles, essays, and fiction. Students are taught how to recognize and analyze the modes of discourse, which are narration, description, exposition and persuasion. Critical reading and thinking (including topics such as evaluating sources, recognizing author¿s purpose, tone, and bias) are emphasized. Does not fulfill Humanities requirement, but is considered a general elective. (Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters.) Prerequisite: AAC 041 and AAC 042 if required. Also appropriate, and strongly recommended, for students who score 75-84 on the College Placement Test, COMPASS.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.niagaracc.suny.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 614-6222

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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