COMMUNICATION SKILLS B

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Communication Skills is an applied English course that emphasizes reading and writing. It is designed to further the development of language skills and to stimulate greater interest in reading. It emphasizes vocabulary development, reading and listening comprehension, the writing process, and speaking skills. Literature will also be included.

  1. Writing
    1. Writing process
    2. Essay development
      1. Thesis statement
      2. Supporting ideas
      3. Concluding paragraph
    3. Style
    4. Business writing
      1. Reports
      2. Resume development
      3. Brochures
      4. E-mail

  2. Reading/Literature
    1. Reading comprehension
      1. Explicit main idea, details, sequences, cause and effect
      2. Implicit main idea, details, sequences, cause and effect
      3. Generalizations and drawing conclusions
      4. Predictions, comparisons, hypotheses
    2. Reading strategies
      1. Prior knowledge (Connect what you are reading to what you already know)
      2. Visualize (Draw mental image of what you are reading)
      3. Predict (Try to figure out what will happen next)
      4. Question (Ask yourself, "What do I need to know more about?")
    3. Technical reading
      1. Salary schedule and benefits
      2. Job listings
      3. Transportation routes, schedules, timetables
      4. Payments and loans
      5. Banking procedures
    4. Literature
      1. Structural elements of literature(plot, characterization, etc.)
      2. Representative selections of literary genres
      3. Literary terms
      4. Representative selections from mythology
    5. Parallel reading

  3. Usage/Grammar
    1. Parallel structure
    2. Pronoun - antecedent agreement
    3. Usage rules
    4. Fragments, run-on sentences

  4. Language/Vocabulary
    1. Context clues
    2. Expansion of vocabulary

  5. Research/Technology
    1. Internet research skills
    2. Research report

  6. Speaking and listening
    1. Oral presentations
    2. Class discussions
    3. Note taking

     

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