Fall 2013 Catalog - Queensborough Community College - CUNY

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REGISTER NOW Phone: 718.631.6343 Fax: 718.281.5538 Web: cep.qcc.cuny.edu 4ESL - English as a Second Language ESL: English as a Second Language Learn the basic English you need to speak with friends, neighbors, and co-workers; continue with emphasis on vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension and conversation, and; progress to reading and writing. Diana G. Berkowitz, ESL/GED Coordinator, PhD, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) / Columbia University, Master of Education in Applied Linguistics / Teachers College; Director of the CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP) and CUNYStart. TESTING & PLACEMENT for ALL ESL STUDENTS (BEX-010 PRE-M) Monday, September 23rd at 6-10pm Registrants must take a Placement Test to determine the appropriate ESL level. Please arrive promptly at 6pm! Schedule for all classes: 20 sessions (40 hours) @ 7:30-9:30pm / $285 TR Tues & Thurs, Oct. 1-Dec. 12 (skip 10/15, 11/28) Possible Levels Available: Beginning • Intermediate • Advanced For language assistance in Spanish or Chinese, please call 718-281-5460 ESL Bridge to GED Designed to prepare English Language learners to take the GED course. Emphasis on the preparation for the Humanities component (History, Science, English Literature, Grammar, Writing) of the GED Test, with extra instruction on English language skills. Also recommended for ESL students who have HS diploma/GED and need to develop academic English language skills. For language assistance in Spanish or Chinese, please call 718-281-5460 BEX-193 TR-FL 20 sessions (60 hours) / $230 Tuesday & Thursday, 9am-noon, Oct. 1-Dec. 12 (skip 11/28) u Flushing site: 39-07 Prince Street #2A Flushing, NY 11354 Foreign Accent Reduction Helene Spierman, BA, speech coach You read and write English well; your vocabulary and grammar are good, but people still have a hard time understanding you when you speak. Learn the sounds of English and certain stress and intonation patterns to change pronunciation. Designed for students with a good command of the English language who are at least at the Intermediate ESL Level. Please Purchase Required Text/Audio CD Package, Pronouncing American English, 3rd Edition, by Gertrude F. Orion, available at the QCC Bookstore. Pre-Testing for all students (BEX-116 PRE-W): Wednesday, September 18th • 7-9:30pm Introduction Prerequisite: ESL Intermediate Level or its equivalent. BEX-116 10 sessions (25 hours) / $250 W-FL Wed, 7-9:30pm, Sept. 18-Nov. 20 u Flushing site: 39-07 Prince Street #2A Flushing, NY 11354 Intermediate Offered Spring Semester Only English for Academic & Professional Purposes Caroline Coppola, M.S.Ed., TESOL, QCC CLIP Staff, Instructor in ESL, Reading and Writing for 20 years to college and adult students This class will give advanced ESL students the opportunity to develop reading and writing skills necessary for college courses and careers. Topics will include: improving vocabulary, making inferences, and developing essays. Course will include both classroom (2 hours) and computer instruction (1 hour). Recommended: Registrants who are advanced English learners, have strong listening and speaking skills, and are able to write a paragraph in English with few errors. BEX-141 8 sessions (24 hours) / $175 FA Fri, 10am-1pm Oct. 4-Nov. 22 20
4English Skills PORT of ENTRY: Intensive ESL/ibt TOEFL Preparation Florence Tse, Director Website: www.qcc.cuny.edu/POE For adult international students and new immigrants to improve language skills/enhance English proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, writing. Pass ibt TOEFL I-20 & TOEFL waiver available for eligible college admissions Non-Refundable Registration Fee / Tuition • Weekday @ 9am-1:30pm / $25 / $1300 $1500 for I-20 student Mon-Thurs 9/30-12/18 • Eve @ 7-9pm / $10 / $290 Mon/Wed 9/30-12/18; Tues/Thurs 10/1-12/17 • Weekend @ 9am-1pm / $10 / $290 Sat 10/5-12/21 Registration Locations & Testing Schedule: • QCC Bayside: 222-05 56 Avenue, S-108 718.281.5410 Wed 9/11 & Thurs 9/12 @ 10am-1pm • Flushing Center: 39-07 Prince Street, #2A 718.640.9237 Mon 9/9 and Tues 9/10 @ 10am-1pm & 7-9pm Sat 9/14 @ 10am-1pm Free ESL (All Levels) QUEENSBOROUGH ACADEMIC LITERACY PROGRAM Kitty Bateman, QCC Literacy Program Director 718-631-6363 • 222-05 56th Ave, Bayside These free daytime, evening and weekend classes are designed to assist adult ESL learners improve their English language skills while learning about American government and culture. Enrollment limited. For more information, please visit website: www.qcc.cuny.edu/FreeESL OPEN HOUSE Queensborough Community College (Bayside Campus) see above address Saturday, September 7th @ 10am Humanities Building, Room 332 Flushing Center on Thursday, September 12th @ 11am 39-07 Prince Street, 2nd floor ABC Seminar Series for Non-native Speakers of English • A for Academics • B for Business • C for Communication Caroline Coppola, M.S. Ed. TESOL, and Anthony Prato, MA, TESOL. Both are QCC staff of the CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP). The A’s: Academic Skills Below class held at QCC Bayside campus. • English for Academic & Professional Purposes Designed with the adult “returning to college” in mind, enrich reading and writing skills necessary for college courses and careers. Improve vocabulary, make inferences, summarize, read and write genres of nonfiction, essays and personal narratives. Includes discussion, reading and computer lab. (Coppola) BEX-141 8 sessions (24 hours) / $175 FA Fri, 10am-1pm, Oct. 4-Nov. 22 The B’s: Business Skills Below class held at Flushing Site. u Flushing site: 39-07 Prince Street #2A Flushing, NY 11354 • Business Law Study and discuss basic business law concepts, including contracts, litigation, and bankruptcy. (Prato) BEX-148 4 sessions (8 hours) / $65 R-FL Thurs, 7-9pm, Oct. 3-24 • Legal English & American Legal Culture Study and discuss the basic concepts of American law and legal culture, including the legal thinking, jury system, immigration, and legal humor. (Prato) BEX-147 4 sessions (8 hours) / $65 R-FL Thurs, 7-9pm, Oct. 31-Nov. 21 The C’s: Communications Skills Offered Spring 2014 • Phone Communication • New Media Writing & Publishing Preparatory Skills 21
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