APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS B

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to teach workplace communication skills. It emphasizes the writing process as well as improving and applying reading, listening, speaking, and problem solving. Literature will also be included .

  1. WRITING
    1. Refinement of paragraph and essay techniques
    2. Forms
      1. Resume
      2. Comparison and contrast
      3. News writing
      4. Memo
      5. Forms/applications

  2. READING/LITERATURE
    1. Reading comprehension
      1. Fact and opinion
      2. Explicit main idea, detail, sequence, cause and effect
      3. Implicit main idea, detail, sequence, cause and effect
      4. Figurative language
      5. Propaganda
      6. Generalization and drawing conclusions
      7. Predications, comparisons, hypotheses
    2. General reading strategies
    3. Content area reading strategies
    4. Technical Reading
    5. Literature
      1. Types of literature
        1. Nonfiction
        2. Poetry
        3. Drama
      2. Elements of literature
        1. Figurative language
        2. Imagery
        3. Symbolism
        4. Sound devices
        5. Tone
        6. Theme
        7. Conflict
        8. Plot
        9. Climax
        10. Irony
        11. Setting

  3. USAGE/GRAMMAR
    1. Usage/grammar review
    2. Mechanics
    3. Sentence structure
    4. Style

  4. LANGUAGE/VOCABULARY
    1. Context clues
    2. Expanding reading and writing vocabulary

  5. RESEARCH/TECHNOLOGY
    1. Multi media project
    2. Brochure

  6. SPEAKING/LISTENING
    1. Class discussions
    2. Oral presentations
    3. Interviewing skills

         

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