Continuing Education
Continuing Education ESL-001X
ART-002X
English as a Second Language
The English as a Second Language program offers the nonEnglish speaking and the limited English speaking adult an opportunity to learn listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Emphasis is placed on helping students develop communicative competence essential for adult living in an English language setting.
ESL-005X
Beginning Low
The course is designed for the learner who has the ability to write letters and numbers but otherwise has minimum exposure to English. Emphasis is on developing the student’s ability to listen to and understand messages. Language structures and functions are integrated with these topics: Survival skills, identification and address, comprehension of directions for survival and learning. There is little emphasis on grammatical accuracy at this level.
ESL-007X
ESL Intermediate Low
The course is designed for the learner who has tested well enough to have a basic knowledge of survival English. Emphasis is on developing fluency, both orally and in writing. Language functions and structures are incorporated with an integrated skills approach. Possible content topics are: culture, history, vocations, general interest, contemporary problems, current events, and basic education.
ESL-012X
ESL Multi-Level/Low/Multi Discipline I
This ESL course is an individual or small-group based program that offers students ESL literacy, ESL Beginning Low, ESL Beginning High course content, as needed by the class. Course content and objectives conform to the individual course outlines, as deemed appropriate by the course instructor. This communication-based/competency-based program is a learnercentered approach that targets instruction to identified student needs, goals and interests. Students develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills as they achieve life-skill and personal development competencies.
ESL-006X
ECON-012X Machine Quilting The student will prepare and construct a basic item by piecing different fabrics and designing the pieces into a pleasant design. Student will finish the entire piece during the length of the class.
GERN-005X Physical Fitness for the Older Adult This course provides individual conditioning activities to fit the personal health and fitness needs of older adults. Focus is on body awareness, improved posture, and the role of both physical activity and diet in maintaining proper physical wellbeing.
ENGL-001X Creative Writing for the Older Adult This is a beginning to intermediate creative writing class. The course will present the student with the opportunity to express ideas in prose and poetry form. Participants contribute their own knowledge, experience, understanding and support for one another in critique sessions.
CONS-002X Genealogy Documenting the ancestral records of one’s past requires a knowledge of methods and techniques which will provide adequate information. This class will help guide you in a thorough exploration of your family’s history.
FAM-001X
Family Living and Parenting
This course provides assistance for parents in their most important job – being a parent. Discussion will cover parents’ attitudes and styles of parenting, ways to make your children feel good about themselves, realistic expectations of children, methods of achieving the behavior you want, and ways to help your children learn.
ABE-004X Light Duty Service Technician
ESL Beginning High
This course is designed for the student with some English fluency. Emphasis is on developing the student’s ability to listen and understand messages while encouraging increased language production. The emphasis of instruction is on increasing fluency and overall communication instructorassisted self-correction by the student.
CTZN-001X Citizenship This course is designed to prepare the foreign born applicant for United States citizenship.
GED-001X General Educational Development (GED) This course will prepare students to take the GED test, a battery of five comprehensive examinations. Students will be given a practice test to determine which subject areas they need to develop.
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Ceramics
An introduction to working with clay, emphasizing basic hand building, surface treatments, and finished glaze. The use of the potter’s wheel will also be introduced, with concentration on centering and basic thrown shapes.
This course offers exposure to career options in the Automotive Technology industry. Topics include: Lube & Oil, Brakes & Tires and basic Tune-Ups. Students will learn shop safety and environmental precautions. Students will gain insight and an opportunity to set short term goals with this first step on the Automotive Technology career ladder. Students will, enhance workplace skills, and prepare for future career choices.
CEP-001X
Career Enhancement Skills
Participants clarify employment needs, establish short/ long term career goals, develop action plans and job search skills necessary to achieve goals for career success. Career planning skills, goal setting, resume development, job search, interview techniques and employee success techniques are reinforced by work-based activities and group sessions which build work-success skills such as problem solving, teamwork, communication, and integrating life skills.
Mt. San Jacinto College 2007-2008 Catalog