English Skills – Group C

Courses below open to English Placement Group C students. Make appointment for placement when applying in Admissions. Course credit for Group C courses may not be applied towards the A.A. Degree.

ENGL 81A, The Paragraph – Plus    3 units

• Prerequisite: None. • Corequisite: English 83A or English 80.

English 81A is the basic introductory writing course. In class and in lab, it develops thinking skills, writing strategies, and sentence awareness as these relate to the production of paragraphs and the basic essay.

1291   8:00a-10:05a MTWTh   HSS 207   Beauregard S A

   10:15a-11:30a MTWTh   DRSCHR 308   

1292   10:15a-12:20p MTWTh   DRSCHR 218   Hioureas E C

   12:30p-1:45p MTWTh   DRSCHR 308   

1293   10:15a-12:20p MTWTh   HSS 206   Matthews M N

   8:45a-10:00a MTWTh   DRSCHR 308   

1294   12:30p-2:35p MTWTh   DRSCHR 208   Yudell J

   2:45p-4:00p MTWTh   DRSCHR 308   

ENGL 81B, The Basic Essay – Plus    3 units

• Prerequisite: English 81A. • Corequisite: English 83B.

English 81B reinforces and continues the writing effort begun in English 81A. In class and lab formats, 81B stresses the skills necessary to write basic three paragraph essays and short summaries. Sentence skills are reviewed and expanded.

1295   8:00a-10:05a MTWTh   BUS 105   May K

   Arrange-6 Hours    DRSCHR 308   

1296   10:15a-12:20p MTWTh   BUS 105   Schnitzler A P

   Arrange-6 Hours    DRSCHR 308   

ENGL 83A, Reading and Vocabulary I    3 units

• Prerequisite: None. • Corequisite: English 81A.

The course is designed to develop reading competence by stressing comprehension, study skills, listening, word-attack skills, and patterns of organization. It also helps the student discover techniques for life-long vocabulary expansion with emphasis on a more skillful use of the dictionary, a better understanding of word parts, and a more effective use of sentence clues.

1297   8:00a-10:05a MTWTh   DRSCHR 201   Markarian E A

   Arrange-6 Hours    DRSCHR 312   

1298   8:00a-10:05a MTWTh   MC 4   Roberts P S

   Arrange-6 Hours    DRSCHR 312   

1299   10:15a-12:20p MTWTh   DRSCHR 215   Gorgie J L

   Arrange-6 Hours    DRSCHR 312   

1300   12:30p-2:35p MTWTh   DRSCHR 215   Gorgie J L

   Arrange-6 Hours        

1301   2:45p-4:50p MTWTh   MC 4   Hartman M

   Arrange-6 Hours    DRSCHR 312   

ENGL 83B, Reading and Vocabulary II    3 units

• Prerequisite: English 83A. • Corequisite: English 81B.

This course is for students who have earned credit in English 83A, but who need further development in vocabulary and comprehension skills, especially using context clues, drawing inferences, and distinguishing between fact and opinion. In addition, students focus on monitoring their reading, strengthening time management based on the evaluation of their performance in English 83A, and improving study-reading techniques, such as mapping.

1302   8:00a-10:05a MTWTh   MC 11    Wright N E

   Arrange-6 Hours    DRSCHR 312   

1303   10:15a-12:20p MTWTh   MC 4   Wright N E

   Arrange-6 Hours    DRSCHR 312   

ENGL 84R, Reading and Vocabulary III    3 units

• Prerequisite: English 83B. • Corequisite: English 84W.

This course is designed to further develop reading comprehension, reading rate, study-reading methods, and vocabulary. The course focuses on analytical skills, including identifying patterns of organization and applying inferential skills. Students will also develop critical reading skills, including focusing on the author’s purpose and tone.

1304   8:00a-10:05a MTWTh   DRSCHR 215   Ramirez M

   Arrange-6 Hours        

1305   12:30p-2:35p MTWTh   MC 4   Hartman M

   Arrange-6 Hours    DRSCHR 312   

1306   2:45p-4:50p MTWTh   HSS 206   Hotsinpiller Matthew

   Arrange-6 Hours    DRSCHR 312   

ENGL 84W, The Basic College Essay    3 units

• Prerequisite: Credit in English 81B.

English 84W focuses upon the basic college essay and the prewriting techniques useful to its creation. Varieties of essays are studied as are those sentence skills that aim to locate and correct major sentence errors. The lab is arranged by the student and done on a weekly basis.

1307   8:00a-10:05a MTWTh   MC 13   Weatherford K C

   Arrange-3 Hours    DRSCHR 308   

1308   8:00a-10:05a MTWTh   LA 217   Schnitzler A P

   Arrange-3 Hours    DRSCHR 308   

1309   10:15a-12:20p MTWTh   MC 13   Weatherford K C

   Arrange-3 Hours    DRSCHR 308   

1310   12:30p-2:35p MTWTh   DRSCHR 204   Hioureas E C

   Arrange-3 Hours    DRSCHR 308   

Above section 1310 makes use of computers with wordprocessing software. Keyboarding skills are recommended.

1311   12:30p-2:35p MTWTh   LA 239   Ramirez M

   Arrange-3 Hours    DRSCHR 308   

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