ENGRD 310

Critical Reading as Critical Thinking

This course covers the theory and practice of critical reading as critical thinking for successful academic performance. The course emphasizes the following areas: logic and its relation to written text; inductive and deductive reasoning; formal and informal fallacies; academic vocabulary advancement; development of effective and flexible reading rates; proficiency of textual comprehension; identification of rhetorical elements; discernment between factual evidence and opinion; strategic application of these abilities in reading university level texts. This course meets reading competency.One or more hours per week may be required in the Folsom Lake College Reading and Writing Center or English Center. (Competency: Reading)

Units: 3.0

Hours: 54 hours LEC