MATC 2022-23 Catalog

700 - LEVEL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

discussed. Grammar lessons of sentence structure, parts of speech, punctuation, and spelling will be taught and incorporated into writing activities. Students learn to understand and appreciate literature and to develop their writing skills. COMMHS-731 Credits: 3 Language Arts Communication 2 This English class is a combination of literature, grammar, and writing. Short stories, poems, and plays will be read and discussed. Grammar lessons of the parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentences, and punctuation will be reviewed and incorporated into writing activities. Students learn to understand and appreciate literature and to develop their writing skills. COMMHS-732 Credits: 3 English Review and Mastery This English class is an intense review of grammar, punctuation, capitalization, phrases, clauses, sentence structure, spelling and vocabulary with a writing component. Writing assignments will include writing paragraphs, business letters, a résumé, reports, and a research paper. COMMHS-750 Credits: 3 Speak for Yourself This is a speech class designed to emphasize the importance of speaking well to facilitate e ff ective communication. It will give students an opportunity to prepare and deliver speeches. The speeches will focus on everyday situations that one might encounter in family living, at school, at church, at work, in the community, and in the world. It will stress that e ff ective communication skills are relevant and very pertinent to being successful. Computer Basics – Adult Basic Education This introductory course to computers requires no prior experience. Students learn basic functions, terminology, applications, and use of the keyboard and mouse. Topics covered are the history of the computer, computer terminology, operating system, hardware components, software packages, and mouse dexterity. Students create simple documents in Microsoft Word. Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in a basic skills course. COMPUB-768 Credits: 3 Digital Literacy for GED This course introduces and develops targeted digital literacy skills needed for GED coursework and GED testing, and is enhanced with academic computer and technology essentials. Focus is on computer and technology topics and skill sets for COMPUTER BASICS ( DEPARTMENT: 860 ) COMPUB-701 Credits: 1

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): Students 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 course that prepares students to succeed in ENGE-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.

GED success that include access, familiarity, and ease of use of GED software and tools, GED computer-based testing fundamentals, Google Drive and Blackboard, and computer basics (e.g., navigation, word processing, and fi le management). COMPUB-798 Credits: 1 Online Student Readiness Course introduces skills and methods regarding technology literacy and self management for fi rst-time online college students. Course learning outcomes focus on skills development for distance learning student success at Milwaukee Area Technical College by exploring the following tools: Blackboard, Self-Service, myMATC and Gmail. Prepares students to be engaged and self-directed in asynchronous learning environments by addressing time management and best practices for online student success. ENGLISH ( DEPARTMENT: 851 ) ENG-700 Credits: 2 Introduction to English Foundations This is a reading- and writing-intensive course that prepares students to succeed in a gateway English course. Learners who successfully complete the Introduction to English Foundations course will learn active reading strategies, writing strategies, intermediate vocabulary development strategies, and written communication skills. ENG-740 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

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

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