MATC 2021-22 Catalog

700-LEVEL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ENGLISH (DEPARTMENT: 851) ENG-740

course that prepares students to succeed in ENG-195. This course focuses on building and enhancing reading, communication and writing skills with an emphasis on critical thinking and analysis, and facilitating competence in English grammar and paragraph development. Prerequisite(s): Student must be registered in ENGE-195. ENGE-702 Credits: 1 English Foundations 2E The English 201-E CR session is designed to help students strengthen their college-level reading and writing skills. This is a reading- and writing-intensive co-requisite course that prepares students to succeed in ENG-201. This course focuses on college-level reading and writing skills with an emphasis on critical thinking and analysis. Prerequisite(s): Students must be registered in ENGE-201. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (DEPARTMENT: 861) ESL-700 Credits: 3 ESL Workshop The ESL Workshop provides students with an opportunity to improve their English skills by working one-on-one with an instructor and independently at their own pace. Students can be placed in CALL (computer- assisted language learning) programs in which they can work on listening, speaking and pronunciation, grammar, reading, writing, or integrated skills. ESL-711 Credits: 5 Beginning ESL Literacy This course is designed for those students who have minimal reading and writing skills in their native language and have no pro fi ciency in oral or written English. ESL-721 Credits: 5 Low Beginning ESL This course is designed for those students who have minimal pro fi ciency in oral or written English. ESL-731 Credits: 5 High Beginning ESL This course is designed for students who have some ability to function in a limited capacity in oral or written English, but still need assistance. ESL-751 Credits: 5 Low Intermediate ESL Individualized instruction and group study options o ff er opportunities for improvement in oral and written English for nonnative speakers of the language. A pre-employment and/or pre-academic focus is o ff ered using a variety of instructional strategies.

ESL-771

Credits: 5

High Intermediate ESL This course is designed for students who function independently in oral and written English but need more consistency in the control of language skills. ESL-791 Credits: 5 Advanced ESL Individualized and group study options o ff er opportunities for improvement of oral and written English for more advanced nonnative speakers of English. ESL-792 Credits: 3 Citizenship Preparation This course is structured for those who wish to become U.S. citizens. Instruction will focus on important events in U.S. history and on the organization and functions of federal, state and local governments. There will be practice in writing basic English sentences needed for the citizenship test. HISTORY – ADULT HIGH SCHOOL (DEPARTMENT: 853) HISTHS-705 Credits: 1 American History 1 The history of the American people from 1400 to 1876 is covered. The course includes a careful study of the sectional controversy and the Reconstruction period that followed the American History 2 In covering major developments in United States history from the 1870s to today, the following topics are surveyed: Industrialization, the Progressive Era, Imperialism, World War I, the 1920s, the Depression and World War II. HISTHS-707 World History This world history course will introduce students to a global view of human development from prehistoric times to 1900. Selected ancient civilizations include Mesopotamia/Iraq, Macedonia, Egypt, Africa, Greece, Rome, India, China, Japan and Oceania. HLTHHS/HEALTH – ADULT HIGH SCHOOL (DEPARTMENT: 857) HLTHHS-700 Credits: 1 Wellness and Fitness Education This lecture and lab course provides students with a contemporary approach to the total wellness concept, which includes physical, emotional, occupational, spiritual and environmental components. Students develop personal plans for lifetime wellness. Credits: 1 Civil War. HISTHS-706 Credits: 1

Credits: 2

Communication and Interaction in Customer Service This course is designed to improve the student’s customer service communication skills through practical reading, customer- focused writing, active listening, and oral interaction assignments. Students will learn a wide range of strategies to enhance their customer service communication skills including: the examination of customer service behaviors, the application of customer-focused active listening and nonverbal communication skills, the analysis of the role of diversity and equity in customer service, and the prevention of customer service communication breakdowns and the implementation of recovery strategies. Special attention will be paid to the creation of an individual customer service communication and interaction philosophy. ENGCR/ENGE ENGCR-703 Credits: 2 English Foundations 1CR This is a 64-contact hour Developmental Education course designed to help students strengthen their college-level reading, communication and writing skills. This is a reading- and writing-intensive co-requisite course that prepares students to succeed in ENG-195. This course focuses on building and enhancing reading, communication and writing skills with an emphasis on critical thinking and analysis, and facilitating competence in English grammar and paragraph development. Prerequisite(s): Student must be registered in ENGCR-195. ENGCR-704 Credits: 2 English Foundations 2CR The English Foundations 2CR is a 64-contact hour Developmental Education course designed to help students strengthen their college-level reading, communication and writing skills. This is a reading- and writing- intensive co-requisite course that prepares students to succeed in ENG-201. This course focuses on building and enhancing reading, communication and writing skills with an emphasis on critical thinking and analysis, and facilitating competence in English grammar and paragraph development. Prerequisite(s): Student must be registered in ENGCR-201. ENGE-701 Credits: 1 English Foundations 1 This course is designed to help students strengthen their college-level reading, communication and writing skills. This is a reading- and writing-intensive co-requisite

700-Level Courses for Adult High School/GED/HSED, College Support and Learning English

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