MATC 2023-24 Catalog

700 - LEVEL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ENGE ENGE-701

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-706 Credits:3 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. HLTHHS/HEALTH – ADULT HIGH SCHOOL (DEPARTMENT 857) HLTHHS-700 Credits:3 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. HLTHHS-711 Credits:2 Adult Recreation 1 Adult recreation class is designed to introduce students to the bene fi tsof participation in fi tness and sports activities. The course will expose students to a broad array of recreational opportunities, emphasize instruction and participation rather than competition, and introduce concepts that have potential for lifetime use. HLTHHS-712 Credits:2 Adult Recreation 2 This course is designed to further develop recreational skills and individual fi tness techniques. Prerequisite(s): Complete HLTHHS-711.

HLTHHS-730

Credits:2

Health for Adults This lecture course helps students make a realistic appraisal of their health and supplies them with strategies to improve nutritional awareness, stress management and physical fi tness. HLTHHS-744 Credits:2 CPR and First Aid This course develops lifesaving skills needed to become certi fi ed in American Heart Association Heartsaver and First Aid. Skills include techniques for adult, child and infant victims. Successful course completion will result in a two-year certi fi cation. HLTHHS-751 Credits:1 Body Conditioning 1 This activity class provides students with speci fi c training techniques that are used to develop and enhance muscular strength and endurance. The focus is on improving fi tness as well as preparing for the physical demands of daily living. HLTHHS-752 Credits:1 Body Conditioning 2 This course is designed to teach advanced strategies of body toning and progressive resistance training. Prerequisite(s): HLTHHS-751 INTERNSHIP (DEPARTMENT 862) INTRN-796 Credits:1 Employment Success With an emphasis on polishing your job search and career management skills, this workshop presents practical strategies that prepare students to complete their required internship and to lay the foundation for successful career development. Assignments include researching prospective employers, preparing resumes and cover letters, networking and a practice interview. MATHEMATICS (DEPARTMENT 854) MATH-700 Credits:1 Math Fundamentals in Context This course is designed to prepare students for successful completion of entry level college math courses and will provide a hands-on, contextualized approach to learning mathematics that will help students improve their math skills. MATH-703 Credits:1 Math Success Skills This class is for students who would like to brush up on their basic math skills in order to be more successful in math courses or courses in areas where math is used extensively. Fractions, decimals, percents and unit conversions are covered.

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 you strengthen your 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 optionso ff er opportunities for improvement in oral and written English for nonnative

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

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