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Prerequisite: ENGL 018 or ENGL 087 or ENGL 088 with a minimum grade of "C" or better or appropriate placement. This course aims to build reading efficiency to college level for graduation from IVC and/or successful completion of transfer level courses. Course work includes practice in whole chapter note-taking, vocabulary building, study reading, informed reading of literature, and reinforcement of critical thinking skills. Participation in instructor-assigned reading lab activities is a required part of the course. (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)

Prerequisite: ENGL 018 or ENGL 087 or ENGL 088 with a minimum grade of "C" or better or appropriate placement. This course aims to build reading efficiency to college level for graduation from IVC and/or successful completion of transfer level courses. Course work includes practice in whole chapter note-taking, vocabulary building, study reading, informed reading of literature, and reinforcement of critical thinking skills. Participation in instructor-assigned reading lab activities is a required part of the course. (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)

Prerequisite: ENGL 018 or ENGL 087 or ENGL 088 with a minimum grade of "C" or better or appropriate placement. This course aims to build reading efficiency to college level for graduation from IVC and/or successful completion of transfer level courses. Course work includes practice in whole chapter note-taking, vocabulary building, study reading, informed reading of literature, and reinforcement of critical thinking skills. Participation in instructor-assigned reading lab activities is a required part of the course. (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)

Prerequisite: ENGL 018 or ENGL 087 or ENGL 088 with a minimum grade of "C" or better or appropriate placement. This course aims to build reading efficiency to college level for graduation from IVC and/or successful completion of transfer level courses. Course work includes practice in whole chapter note-taking, vocabulary building, study reading, informed reading of literature, and reinforcement of critical thinking skills. Participation in instructor-assigned reading lab activities is a required part of the course. (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)

Prerequisites: ENGL 101 with a grade of "C" or better. This course is designed to introduce students to the field of Linguistics. In this course students develop an understanding of the nature of language through the study of core areas in linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Students also read, observe, and think critically about psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, sign language, animal communication, and artificial intelligence. This course is designed for students who plan to transfer as well as for those with a general interest in linguistics. (CSU, UC)