College Reading for Workers ((4 Credits))

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This course is designed to build students' reading ability, confidence and fluency--to help them get through texts that are challenging or boring, to help them read more quickly, and to learn strategies to help them read with the analytic eye that instructors expect. All reading texts are labor-centric, providing students with the opportunity to think about, reflect on, and discuss the values of trade unionists. The meaning of labor and work will be explored through texts that challenge students in a variety of ways. Students will become adept at reading labor texts in order to prepare them for ensuing labor courses. This course is offered as part of union partnership programs and is open to non-partnership students subject to availability. It is also only offered in-class at the college’s Harry J. Van Arsdale Jr. School for Labor Studies in New York City.