Dec 11, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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ELIP 5100 - Critical Reading and Analysis


This course is to assist graduate students in managing their academic reading load. Critical Reading and Analysis focuses on developing/improving efficient reading habits and techniques, improving reading rate and comprehension, increasing vocabulary, recognizing and developing information organization, and sharpening critical thinking skills. Students will also practice identifying the rhetorical style of texts. This course incorporates readings from various genres and readings from students’ own fields.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to apply strategies to recognize and retain critical information from texts.
  • Students will be able to apply strategies to recognize and retain important vocabulary.
  • Students will be able to apply the concepts of summary and paraphrasing in both verbal and written form.
  • Students will be able to recognize and use standard academic rhetorical styles.
  • Students will improve their ability to read, skim, and scan accurately and efficiently.
  • Students will improve their critical reading and thinking skills.
  • Students will improve their information management skills, including database searching.



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