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Effective Term:
Summer 2014 through Winter 2025

Course Number:
DE 50
Course Title:
Vocabulary Building
Credit Hours:
1
Lecture Hours:
10
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Topics include determining word meaning, parts of speech, pronunciation, spelling, and writing with new vocabulary. Recommend for students in developmental and preparatory reading and writing classes. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

  • Comprehend college-appropriate reading materials
  • Write using appropriate vocabulary to communicate ideas
  • Employ vocabulary development strategies

Outcome Assessment Strategies

  • in-class tests
  • writing assignments
  • speaking assignments
  • personal new word list

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

  • comprehension
  • written expression
  • speaking
  • context clues
  • diacritical marks in dictionaries
  • spelling and pronunciation
  • proofreading