Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

ENGL 826 BASIC WRITING SKILLS (3)Minimum of 80 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for READ 826 and ENGL 826 by appropriatescores on college placement tests and other measures asnecessary. Students placing in READ 826 and ENGL 826should enroll in both courses concurrently.A course in basic writing focusing on paragraph andessay organization, sentence skills, and text-based writing.Students will write essays in and out of class andcomplete assignments to strengthen sentence skills andwriting/reading strategies. ENGL 826 prepares studentsfor ENGL 836. (Units do not count toward the AssociateDegree.)ENGL 828 BASIC COMPOSITION AND READING (5)Minimum of 80 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 826 and READ 826 by appropriatescores on college placement tests and other measuresas necessary.Practice in composition and reading based on thestudy of essays and other reading material. Compositionof short essays, with focused work on reading, paragraphdevelopment, and sentence structure. (Units do not counttoward the Associate Degree.)ENGL 836 WRITING DEVELOPMENT (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. WRITING PRE-REQUISITE: Completion of ENGL 826 or ESOL 840 or841/842 with a grade of C or better, or appropriate scoreson approved college placement test and other measuresas necessary. READING PREREQUISITE: READ 826with Pass or a grade of C or better, or eligibility for READ836 on approved college reading placement test, orother mea sures as necessary. COREQUISITE: Concurrentenroll ment in READ 836, if indicated by college place menttest.An introduction to college composition that preparesstudents to write essays at the college level, focusing onthesis construction, organization, development, sentenceskills, reading, and text-based writing. Students will beassigned in-class and outside writing assignments andexercises, as well as attend individual conferences, andtutoring. ENGL 836 prepares students for ENGL 100/105.ENGL 846 READING AND WRITING CONNECTIONS (5)Minimum of 80 lecture hours/semester. WRITING PRE-REQUISITE: Completion of ENGL 826, ESOL 840 or ESOL841/842 with a grade of C or better, or eligibility for ENGL836, ENGL 846 or ESOL 400 on approved college placementtest and multiple measures. READING PREREQUI-SITE: Completion of READ 826, ESOL 840 or ESOL841/842 with Pass or a grade of C or better, or eligibilityfor READ 836, ENGL 846 or ESOL 400 on approved readingplacement test and multiple measures.Integrates ENGL 836 and READ 836, satisfyingboth requirements. Introduces students to college-levelreading and writing, covering thesis construction, organization,development, sentence skills, text-based writing,ENGLISH „ ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGESand effective reading strategies to improve comprehension,analysis and vocabulary. ENGL 846 preparesstudents for ENGL 100/105.ENGL 875 ENGLISH GRAMMAR (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester.Review of English grammar with emphasis on practicingstandard English skills and correctness for use in academicpapers. Appropriate for all levels of English. (Unitsdo not count toward the Associate Degree.)ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OFOTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL)ESOL courses 810, 820, 830 and 840 are now offeredin a three-course format at each level, for both day andevening classes. Students placing at the ESOL 810 levelshould enroll in ESOL 851, 861 and 871. Students placingat the ESOL 820 level should enroll in ESOL 852, 862 and872. Students placing at the ESOL 830 and 840 levelsmay enroll in either the 9-unit daily format of thosecourses or the three-course format for each, as follows:ESOL 830 students may alternatively enroll in 853, 863and 873. ESOL 840 students may alternatively enroll in854, 864 and 874.ESOL 400 ENGLISH COMPOSITION FOR NONNATIVESPEAKERS (5)Minimum of 80 lecture hours/semester. Prerequisite:Satisfactory completion (grade of C or better) of ESOL840, or 841 and 842, or 864 and 874, or equivalent; orappro priate skill level as indicated by ESL placement testand other measures as necessary.For advanced nonnative speakers of English who havecompleted ESOL 840, or 841 and 842, or 864 and 874, orequivalent, but need more intensive work in critical readingand composition before attempting ENGL 100 or 105.Transfer credit: UC; CSU.ESOL 655 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGESUPPLEMENT (.5-3)(Pass/No Pass.)Minimum of 24 lab hours by arrangement for each .5 unit.Recommended: Concurrent enrollment in an ESOL course.Provides assistance for ESL students in communicationskills, including reading, writing, listening and speaking.The lab allows students to drop in and follow selfpacedcurriculum, or to choose the instructional methodsthey prefer: one-on-one tutoring, software, English practicegroups, faculty-taught workshops, or phone-in/onlinetutoring when available. (Open entry.) May be repeated forcredit up to a maximum of 6 units. (Units do not counttoward the Associate Degree.)C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S2 011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u177