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Course Description: This course is designed to build English skills necessary in a business workplace. Students practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills needed in an office setting. The computer lab component reinforces business computer skills and provides opportunity for online English practice.
The student will be able to:
B. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs) - GENERAL:
The student will be able to:
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I = Introduced
D = Demonstrated
M = Mastered
C. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOs)-SPECIFIC:
The student will be able to:
General SLO 1. Demonstrate knowledge of English grammar focusing on parts of speech, sentence structure, and the mechanics of the language.
Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessment strategy |
1.1 Identify the parts of a sentence. |
Given sentences on tests and quizzes, the student will follow directions to underline, circle, or otherwise indicate various parts of speech and sentence structures. |
1.2 Construct original sentences with correct usage and punctuation. |
On tests and quizzes, the student will follow directions to write original error free sentences in various sentence patterns. |
General SLO 2. Find and correct grammatical errors in written and spoken English.
Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessment strategy |
2.1 Distinguish sentences that are correctly written from sentences that contain errors. |
Given the text of a letter, the student will find and correct errors in punctuation and usage. |
2.2 Distinguish speech that is correctly stated from speech that contains errors. |
The student will correctly ask and answer questions that are commonly used in a business situation. |
General SLO 3. File and submit documents electronically.
Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessment strategy |
3.1 Submit assignments electronically |
The student will complete assignments in word documents that he/she will attach to emails and send. The emails and attachments will be assessed on rubrics that include: completion, content, grammar, spelling, and appropriate business style. |
3.2 Maintain documents in an electronic format |
After instructor review of assignments, the student will retrieve, edit, and resubmit assignments. |
D. COURSE CONTENT
E. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Lecture
Instructor guided completion of exercises
Class participation reporting orally on completion of assigned exercises
Group discussion and editing of selected student work
Peer editing
Instructor demonstrations using computer lab equipment
Student demonstrations using computer lab equipment
F. REQURIED TEXTS AND COURSE MATERIALS
Geffner, Andrea B. Business English, A Complete Guide to Developing An Effective Business Writing Style, 5th edition. Hauppaugge: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 2010. (or most recent edition).
Flower, John and Ron Martinez. American Business Vocabulary. Hove: Language Teaching Publications, 2001 (or most recent edition).
A dictionary of contemporary English
A device for maintaining electronic documents files
G. INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS
None
H. EVALUATION
This course is a pre-requisite for ESL/BU 096. Students who wish to take ESL/BU 096 must pass ESL/BU 095 with a grade of C or better.
I. CREDIT BY EXAMINATION
None
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