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REA011

Basic Reading
3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours
Prerequisites/
Proficiencies:
ESL4 all courses (non-native) or REA011/012 placement or higher
Course Description
Basic Reading is designed to help students improve their vocabulary and reading comprehension. The course helps the student develop the skills, habits and attitudes that will result in more effective reading and studying. Topics include word analysis, vocabulary development, comprehension techniques and study habits. Basic Reading must be followed by REA021 College Reading and REA022 College Reading Lab to complete the developmental reading sequence. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for reading will be required to repeat them.

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REA012

Basic Reading Lab
1 Credit Hour, 2 Lab Hours
Prerequisites/
Proficiencies:
ESL4 all courses (non-native) or REA011/012 placement or higher
Course Description
Basic Reading Lab provides individualized vocabulary and comprehension instruction. Diagnostic testing is administered to develop individualized prescriptions for improvement. Instruction focuses on phonetic analysis, context clues, paragraph main ideas, inferential comprehension, and comprehension level improvement. Basic Reading Lab must be followed by REA021 College Reading and REA022 College Reading Lab to complete the developmental reading sequence. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for reading will be required to repeat them.

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REA021

College Reading
3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours
Prerequisites/
Proficiencies:
REA021/022 placement or higher or REA011/012 minimum grade C-
Course Description
College Reading is designed to meet a variety of more advanced reading and study skill needs, primarily the need to read college level materials more effectively. Students learn to recognize main ideas, to read an article or chapter and remember its key points, to take inclusive, meaningful notes, to read actively and critically, to explore memory techniques, and to respond to our language with greater vocabulary depth. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for reading will be required to repeat them.

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REA022

College Reading Lab
1 Credit Hour, 2 Lab Hours
Prerequisites/
Proficiencies:
REA021/022 placement or higher or REA011/012 minimum grade of C-
Course Description
College Reading Lab is designed to provide individualized, self-paced instruction to improve the student?s level of reading comprehension. The course emphasizes the improvement of reading concentration and paragraph reading skills. Topics also include paraphrasing, inferential comprehension, critical reading, and skimming and scanning. PLEASE NOTE: This course is a developmental course and DOES NOT carry graduation credit. It is NOT usually transferable. Since developmental courses are mandated courses, students who do not meet the exit criteria of a grade of C- or higher for reading will be required to repeat them.

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REA050

Freshman Seminar
1 Credit Hour, 1 Lecture Hour
Course Description
A one credit course to orient entering students to higher education in general, to Northern Essex Community College in particular, and to themselves as responsible directors of their own educational experience. Class meetings will consist of lecture, discussion, guest presentations, workshops, and the sharing of responses to selected readings and varied events critically reflected upon in a journal. Students will be exposed to and involved with the physical and organizational structures, cultural and intellectual expectations, academic and social skills which characterize college both as a shaper of individual growth and change and as a community of scholars.

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