COLL 150 Introduction Critical Reading & Thinking
This course serves as an introduction to applied critical thinking and reading strategies suitable across all disciplines. Students in this course will practice close reading, text comprehension strategies, and critical questioning of arguments. Readings, short writing assignments, and discussions will help students learn how to improve comprehension and vocabulary building. Students will develop the pre-reading, active reading, and post-reading reflection skills necessary for greater success in college and beyond. As a reading intensive course, students are expected to come prepared to do a lot of thinking, reading, writing, and discussing readings with their classmates. This course is ideal for students in any major who want to improve their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills.