CCOG for ALC 52 Fall 2025


Course Number:
ALC 52
Course Title:
Reading and Writing Support Lab - 2 credits
Credit Hours:
2
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
60

Course Description

Provides an individualized plan of study to improve English writing, reading, and/or communication skills based on 60 hours of study, includes tutoring and/or computer software and other media. Prerequisites: Placement into WR 80, RD 80, ESOL 250 or ESOL 252.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:·

  1. Apply reading and writing skills related to assigned topic(s).

Course Activities and Design

  • Tutoring
  • Small group instruction
  • Computer-assisted, and/or audio/video assignments 

Outcome Assessment Strategies

  • Written papers
  • Reading summary paragraphs
  • Journal writing
  • Teacher observations
  • Conferences
  • Self evaluation
  • Reflective writing
  • Portfolios with log entries

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

  • Grammar and punctuation
  • Paragraph development
  • Essay development
  • Reading and writing process
  • Reading comprehension
  • Reading and proofreading strategies
  • Use of lab's self-paced learning resources -- tutorials", computer programs, videos, and others