Page 148 of Antelope Valley College 1998-1999 Catalog by Antelope Valley Community College Lancaster California

146 English Language Arts Courses Staff Dorothy Williams Mini 722-646 1 Development or improvement of specific academic skills. Students can take a test to see where they may need improvement. Students registering in a mini course below attend one hour per week and also must complete a total of six more hours, by arrangement, for a total of 22 hours. Students may select one or more of the courses below. (ENGL 61R4-65R4) ENGL 61R2 GRAMMAR MECHANICS 1 unit 22 verified hours Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 50AR4 and ENGL 51AR2. The students strengths and weaknesses are assessed, and a learning program is developed to meet the students individual needs. Instruction is self-paced, focusing on mastery learning. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class, student will receive credit or no credit only. (Credit course not applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) ENGL 62R2 BASIC WRITING SKILLS 1 unit 22 verified hours Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 50AR4 and ENGL 5lAR2. To qualify for this class, the student must pass a grammar test. The course covers writing anxiety, the writing process, audience and purpose, clarity, development, and organizational strategies. The students strengths and weaknesses will be assessed and a learning plan will be developed to meet the students individual needs. Instruction is self-paced. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class, student will receive credit or no credit only. (Credit course not applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) ENGL 63R2 VOCABULARY 1 unit 22 verified hours Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 51BR2. Students will learn how to increase the number of words they know and use; make full use of the dictionary; determine the correct pronunciation of words; infer (figure out) the meaning of words by context clues (how they are used), base words and affixes (a piece of a word that gives a clue about the words meaning), how to differentiate (distinguish between) words that are pronounced the same or similarly. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class, student will receive credit or no credit only. (Credit course not applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) ENGL 64R2 SPELLING 1 unit 22 verified hours Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 5lAR2. Students will learn how to use spelling rules; spell consonant and vowel sounds in words; avoid spelling errors caused by faulty pronunciations; proofread to correct spelling errors; locate correct spellings of words in the dictionary; use the apostrophe and hyphen; capitalize and abbreviate words. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class, student will receive credit or no credit only. (Credit course not applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) ENGL 65R2 STUDY SKILLS 1 unit 22 hours total Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 50AR4 and ENGL 51BR2. The skills stressed are comprehension, study reading, study listening and testtaking. Instruction is self-paced. The student is required to complete a minimum of 22 verified hours for one unit of credit. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class, student will receive credit or no credit only. (Credit course not applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) ENGL 66R2 *BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR 2 units 2 hours weekly This is a remedial grammar lecture class. It includes the study of parts of speech, basic sentence patterns, capitalization, punctuation. (Credit course not applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) LRN SKLS 90R4 *DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING SKILLS 1-4 units 4 hours weekly Prerequisite: AVC Assessment Test. This course offers instruction in the basic learning skills-reading, arithmetic, spelling, vocabulary and writing. (Credit course not applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) English As A Second Language Courses ESL 40R2 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE-BASIC ENGLISH SKILLS 5 units 5 hours weekly This is a basic skills course for non-native speakers with limited knowledge of English. Students at this level will be limited in ability or unable to read or write in English. Its goal is to prepare students for ESL 50R2, which assumes the ability to read and write in English. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class, student will receive credit or no credit only. (Credit course not applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.) ESL 50R2 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE- BEGINNING CONVERSATION 5 units 5 hours weekly

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