REA 100 - Critical Reading

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

Reading

Description:

Critical Reading addresses both literal and abstract comprehension strategies at a college level. Students will apply contextual reasoning, interpretive processing, figurative analysis and inferential reasoning to a variety of reading materials. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Differentiate between main idea and supporting details; Recognize bias in a variety of materials; Discriminate between the facts and opinions; Demonstrate critical judgement and analytical thought in writing; Apply interpretive and inferential analysis in order to read critically; Evaluate persuasive and argumentative reasoning.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

REA 050 or REA 075 or ENG 099 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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