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OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 
    
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OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

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OPIE D807 - Academic English Test Taking Strategies

Academic English Test Taking Strategies is a part-time level integrated course in English as a Second Language for students who are also permitted to take one or two academic courses simultaneously. Four hours of classroom instruction (one hour a day, four days a week) are designed to provide students with high-level language skills development, with a specific focus on academic test-taking strategies for successful academic performance. Language skills are integrated and will include reading, listening, speaking, writing and grammar. Test-taking practice and strategy development will focus on open and closed-book exams, timed objective exams (including standardized tests), as well as both short-answer and full-essay exam formats.

Requisites: This is a developmental course PERMISSION REQUIRED or Paper TOEFL: 500 minimum IBT: 62 minimum Composition Exam: 45 minimum
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 24.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,NC,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will become aware of the phenomena of exam stress. They will explore a variety of strategies to learn to recognize the signs of such stress and to manage it.
  • Students will engage in activities designed to strengthen their ability to successfully read academic length test passages and to scan a given passage for particular information.
  • Students will engage in and practice activities designed to enable them to successfully complete a diversity of exam types, including: timed, objective exams, short-answer and full-essay exams, and open and closed-book tests.
  • Students will practice a variety of discrete and global listening tasks to improve their listening focus and comprehension both in the area of following exam instructions and in understanding aural exam content.
  • Students will practice a variety of test-taking strategies including practice at discerning specifically what type of information an exam question is asking them to provide or what specific task a test question asks them to perform.
  • Students will practice strategies to effectively respond in essay format to exam questions, including: paraphrasing the exam question, organizing in note form and writing a complete, cohesive response.
  • Students will regularly engage in and practice activities designed to strengthen their knowledge of English vocabulary and grammar as these linguistic components impact test-taking in an American university setting.


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