Words will be used actively in workbook assignments to help the student become a better communicator. This course provides for the use of a dictionary as a tool that is essential in building and using communication skills. 32.009 Written Communications. This course is designed to prepare the student for basic competency in written communication skills and to aid in preparation for academic success in Written Communications I. Sentence structure, usage, punctuation, and basic English composition skills are examined. Practice will be given in writing different types of paragraphs and short theme writing will be introduced.
Software covers the concept of progressive verbs, the determiner system, sentence types.
It includes a section designed to make students aware of common errors made with fragments, splices, and run-on sentences so that they may be avoided in composition. This is an intensive language course aimed at preparing non-native students to enter academic courses conducted completely in English, to integrate into the college community and the college at large. The course will begin with survival English communicative skills. This course is designed for upper level beginning and intermediate ESL students. Software covers verbs, nouns, pronouns, articles, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions associated with language typically found in materials designed for ESL students at these levels.