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  • 5.00 Credits

    3 units 5 hours weekly Prerequisite: Completion of DFST 202 and INT 202. Advisory: Completion of COMM 101 and THA 110 or concurrent enrollment, and Eligibility for ENGL 099 and READ 099. Designed to build on skills acquired in INT 202. Introduction to simultaneous interpretation, which requires processing information and transmitting it into a second language within the same time frame as the source language. Target languages are ASL/PSE and spoken English. Emphasis is on grammatical structure/discourse analysis, process time, vocal inflection, voice/sign clarity and monitoring. (CSU, AVC)
  • 5.00 Credits

    3 units 5 hours weekly Prerequisite: Completion of DFST 202 and INT 202. Advisory: Completion of COMM 101 and THA 110 or concurrent enrollment, and Eligibility for ENGL 099 and READ 099. Introduction to transliteration theory and application. The student will develop the skills required to accurately interpret a spoken message into signed English and a signed English message into standard spoken English. The areas of concentration are non-manual signals, mouth movement, fingerspelling and monitoring for complete thoughts through the use of vocal and body inflection. (CSU, AVC)
  • 5.00 Credits

    3 units 5 hours weekly Prerequisite: Completion of DFST 202 and INT 202. Advisory: Completion of COMM 101 and THA 110 or concurrent enrollment, and Eligibility for ENGL 099 and READ 099. Introduction to interpreting in a variety of settings including community, medical, mental health, minimal language skills, performing arts, religious, telephone and television interpreting. Focus will be on environmental considerations, vocabulary development, resource building, general knowledge, ethics and situation considerations. (CSU, AVC)
  • 3.00 Credits

    (formerly same course as COMM 121) 3 units 3 hours weekly Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 101. An introduction to the theories and techniques of newswriting and reporting. Instruction and practice in news and feature story structures, newspaper style, copy reading, elementary editing and newspaper production. (CSU, UC, AVC)
  • 6.00 Credits

    (formerly same course as COMM 123) 3 units 6 hours weekly Prerequisite: Completion of COMM 121/ JOUR 121. Developing journalism news sources, interviewing techniques, newswriting, feature and editorial writing, editing, photography skills and design/layout using the college newspaper as a laboratory. (CSU, UC, AVC) ( R2)
  • 4.00 Credits

    1-4 units hours vary Prerequisite: Completion of 12 units of college work, and registration in a total of 8 units in courses leading to a major related to work experience assignment, and approval of instructor supervising work experience area. Provides combined related vocational classroom instruction with on-the-job employment experiences directly related arising on the job. (CSU, AVC) ( R3)
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 unit 16 hours total Advisory: Eligibility for READ 097 and MATH 050. This course is designed for students interested in nursing careers such as clinical office assisting, LVN and RN and enables them to apply basic mathematical concepts to on-the-job situations. The course will cover operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percents. This course will emphasize conversions between fractions, decimals and percents. It will cover ratios and proportions. Students will learn about equivalencies regarding, apothecary metric, household and customary units of measures. The course will enable students to develop critical thinking using dimensional analysis and prepare students for various techniques of dosage calculations. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class; student will receive "pass" or "no pass" only. (Credit cournot applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.)
  • 8.00 Credits

    5 unit 8 hours total Advisory: Eligibility for READ 099, MATH 070, and concurrent enrollment in VN 101 or NS 101 or MOA 110. This course is designed for students interested in nursing careers such as LVN, RN and medical assisting. It will focus on problem-solving techniques for oral, parenteral and intravenous fluid calculations for all age groups, including pediatric dosages. Reviewing ratio and proportions, equivalencies for apothecary, household and metric system units of measure, the course will focus on dimensional analysis in application of solving dosage problems related to oral, injectable and intravenous medications. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class; student will receive "pass" or "npass" only. (Credit course not applicable to the associate degree and certificate programs.)
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 units 3 hours weekly Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 101 and READ 099. An introduction to the basic principles of tutorial theory and practice. It covers tutorial ethics and philosophy, the steps of the tutorial (the tutor cycle), the basics of tutorial communication, the development of effective study behaviors, and strategies for tutoring students with special needs. The course is designed to prepare students to work as professional tutors for students at all educational levels both individually and in groups. NOTE: Students who successfully complete the course and twenty-five hours of supervised tutoring experience may be certified through professional tutoring associations. (CSU, AVC)
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 units 3 hours weekly Prerequisite: Completion of LAC 100. A description of the theory and practice of group communication in educational settings. A review of LAC 100, learning styles, characteristics of adult cognitive development, probing questions, and tutoring in the subject/skills area, cultural awareness and intercultural communication, identifying and using learning resources and learning inventories. This course is designed to prepare students to work as professional tutors for students willing to become educators. NOTE: Students who successfully complete the course and twenty-five hours of supervised tutoring experience may be certified through professional tutoring associations. (CSU, AVC)
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