NCEN 401A: BRIDGE TO TRANSFER ENGLISH
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
| Heading | Value |
|---|---|
| Units: | 0 |
| Hours: | 2 lecture per week (24 total per quarter) |
| Advisory: | When enrolled in ENGL 1A, concurrent enrollment in NCEN 401A is required for students who do not meet the prerequisite requirement for ENGL 1A. |
| Degree & Credit Status: | Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 1 Level Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
Description
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
A. Practice integrated reading and writing strategies to support the writing process as applied to transfer level reading requirements.
B. Demonstrate meta-cognitive awareness of the integration between reading and writing processes to support work in transfer level writing courses.
Course Content
A. Practice reading and writing strategies to support the writing process as relevant to student needs in transfer level courses and/or ENGL 1A:
1. Reading strategies for comprehension and critical reading, such as:
a. Activating schema: previewing, predicting, prior knowledge
b. Think aloud
c. Talking to the text (e.g., double entry journals, annotation)
d. Sectioning and reverse outlining
e. Vocabulary in context
f. Summary for comprehension
g. Questioning
h. Graphic organizers
i. Text-based discourse, including class discussion strategies
j. Create and foster personal connections to the texts
k. Establish a community of readers who are able to discuss texts with ease and critical attention (e.g., think/pair/share, response cards, idea gallery, "Cocktail Party")
2. Writing strategies for all stages of writing process, such as:
a. Understanding and responding to a prompt
b. Brainstorming: free-write, concept mapping, listing
c. Outlining
d. Thesis statements: closed versus open
e. Evaluation of evidence
f. Drafting
g. Understanding and incorporating feedback
h. Revision: essay level, paragraph level, sentence level
i. Sentence combining, such as coordination, subordination, correlatives, modifiers (noun phrases, adjective clauses, verbal phrases)
j. Proofreading to identify and eliminate errors, such as comma splices, fragments, spelling (e.g., homophones)
B. Demonstrate meta-cognitive awareness of the integration between reading and writing processes to support work in transfer level writing courses and/or ENGL 1A:
1. Reflect on the student's own learning to identify and overcome difficulties during the reading and writing process
2. Develop meta-cognitive awareness of the range of reading and writing strategies and when to employ them
3. Apply writing rubrics to evaluate the effectiveness of writing artifacts at essay, paragraph, and sentence levels
Lab Content
Not applicable.
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
Method(s) of Evaluation
A. Midterm and final self-assessment
Method(s) of Instruction
Lecture presentations and class discussion (whole class and small group) on the processes and products of reading and writing.
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
When this course is used as a corequisuite for ENGL 1A, the course should primarily focus on texts assigned in the ENGL 1A corequisite; however, the following texts may be considered for additional assignment:
Behrens and Rosen. Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. New York: Longman, 2015.
Graff and Berkenstein. They Say/I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing with Readings. New York: Norton, 2017.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
A. Reading of books and/or articles on the process and purpose of reading and writing in an academic setting
B. Reading and evaluation of student work (self and that of peers)
C. Written reflections and self-evaluations