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  • 1.00 Credits

    1 hour lecture/lab, 1.5 hours lab per week Prerequisite(s): Qualification for ESOL 91 on the KCC placement test OR a grade of CR+ for ESOL 90F/90S AND a grade of CR for ESOL 90LF/90LS OR a grade of CR for ESOL 91F/91S OR instructor recommendation. Corequisite(s): ESOL 91F. Comment: ESOL 91LF is repeatable for credit with no maximum credit limit. ESOL 91LF is graded CR/NC. ESOL 91LF is the lab section for ESOL 91F and meets in a dedicated computer lab classroom. ESOL 91LF provides instruction in email, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications as well as Internet-based research. The theme of ESOL 91F/91S determines the content of the lab, the activities and assignments. Students are provided with opportunities to receive language input by retrieving and interacting with information and to produce language output by communicating with others. The lab also provides supplemental exercises in grammar, reading, listening, and other areas in which students might need or want to work. Upon successful completion of ESOL 91LF, the student should be able to: Gather information from websites and email on the social issues discussed in the readings. Apply strategies for judging the quality of information gathered on the Internet. Write and present summaries of information received. Word-process written assignments. Request information and assistance, provide clarification, and negotiate and manage interactions using email and online discussions. Create charts, graphs, and presentations to report information. Deliver oral presentations using multimedia.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 hour lecture/lab, 1.5 hours lab per week Prerequisite(s): Qualification for ESOL 91 on the KCC placement test OR a grade of CR+ for ESOL 90F/90S AND a grade of CR for ESOL 90LF/90LS OR a grade of CR for ESOL 91F/91S OR instructor recommendation. Corequisite(s): ESOL 91S. Comment: ESOL 91LS is repeatable for credit with no maximum credit limit. ESOL 91LS is graded CR/NC. ESOL 91LS is the lab section for ESOL 91S and meets in a dedicated computer lab classroom. ESOL 91LS provides instruction in email, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications as well as Internet-based research. The theme of ESOL 91S determines the content of the lab, the activities and assignments. Students are provided with opportunities to receive language input by retrieving and interacting with information and to produce language output by communicating with others. The lab also provides supplemental exercises in grammar, reading, listening, and other areas in which students might need or want to work. 7 Upon successful completion of ESOL 91LS, the student should be able to: Gather information from websites and email on the social issues discussed in the readings. Apply strategies for judging the quality of information gathered on the Internet. Write and present summaries of information received. Word-process written assignments. Request information and assistance, provide clarification, and negotiate and manage interactions using email and online discussions. Create charts, graphs, and presentations to report information. Deliver oral presentations using multimedia.
  • 7.00 Credits

    4 hours lecture, 6 hours lecture/lab per week Prerequisite(s): Qualification for ESOL 91 on the KCC placement test or a grade of CR+ for ESOL 90F/90S AND a grade of CR for ESOL 90LF/90LS OR a grade of CR for ESOL 91F/91S OR instructor recommendation. Corequisite(s): ESOL 91LS. Comment: ESOL 91S is repeatable for credit with no maximum credit limit. Special grading options are NC (earns no credit for the course and must enroll in another semester of ESOL 91S/91F), CR (earns credit for the course but must enroll in another semester at ESOL 91S/91F), and CR+ (earns credit for the course and is eligible for ESOL 92S/92F). ESOL 91S provides for accelerated language development of academic English for nonnative speakers. This course includes intermediate grammar structures, vocabulary development, and writing short essays. Students read about topics related to the human experience and explore their personal experiences and opinions related to these topics. Upon successful completion of ESOL 91S, the student should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of readings with the assistance of instructor scaffolding. Give simple oral and written summaries of and responses to reading selections. Initiate, participate in, and orally summarize group discussions. Use the writing process to develop and organize ideas, write and revise drafts, and edit their own writing. Gather and organize information to support a hypothesis. Use "comparison and contrast" to develop ideas in writing and speaking. Use their knowledge of grammar and editing strategies to edit papers. Complete at least five pages of finished prose.
  • 7.00 Credits

    4 hours lecture, 6 hours lecture/lab per week Prerequisite(s): Qualification for ESOL 92 on the KCC placement test OR a grade of CR+ for ESOL 91F/91S AND a grade of CR for ESOL 91LF/91LS OR a grade of CR for ESOL 92F/92S OR instructor recommendation. Corequisite(s): ESOL 92LF. Comment: ESOL 92F is repeatable for credit with no maximum limit. Special grading options are NC (earns no credit for the course and must enroll in another semester of ESOL 92F/92S), CR (earns credit for the course but must enroll in another semester of ESOL 92F/92S), and CR+ (earns credit for the course and is eligible for ESOL 94F/94S). ESOL 92F provides for accelerated language development of academic English for nonnative speakers. This course focuses on critical thinking through reading and writing about a single theme. Students also use discussions and presentations to practice and expand language and make students more informed. Upon successful completion of ESOL 92F, the student should be able to: Analyze, synthesize, and validate in written and oral reports information found in listening and reading material. Evaluate, persuade, and argue a point orally and in writing. Gather information to support a thesis. Employ the writing process of prewriting, outlining, drafting, revising, and editing to write essays. Apply self-monitoring and self-corrective strategies. Respond tactfully and completely with working collaboratively with peers to accomplish tasks that elaborate and extend other people's ideas. Complete eight pages of finished prose.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 hour lecture/lab, 1.5 hours lab per week Prerequisite(s): Qualification for ESOL 92 on the 8 KCC placement test OR a grade of CR+ for ESOL 91F/91S AND a grade of CR for ESOL 91LF/91LS OR a gra.de of CR for ESOL 92F/92S OR instructor recommendation. Corequisite(s): ESOL 92F. Comment: ESOL 92LF is repeatable for credit with no maximum credit limit. ESOL 92LF is graded CR/NC. ESOL 92LF is the lab section for ESOL 92F and meets in a dedicated computer labclassroom. ESOL 92LF provides instruction in email, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications as well as Internet-based research. The theme of ESOL 92F determines the content of the lab, the activities and assignments. Students are provided with opportunities to receive language input by retrieving and interacting with information and to produce language output by communicating with others. The lab also provides supplemental exercises in grammar, reading, listening, and other areas in which students might need or want to work. Upon successful completion of ESOL 92LF, the student should be able to: Gather information from websites and email on the topics discussed in the readings. Apply strategies for judging the quality of information gathered on the Internet. Write and present summaries of information received. Word-process written assignments. Request information and assistance, provide clarification, and negotiate and manage interactions using email and online discussions. Create charts, graphs, and presentations to report information. Deliver oral presentations using multimedia.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 hour lecture/lab, 1.5 hours lab per week Prerequisite(s): Qualification for ESOL 92 on the KCC placement test OR a grade of CR+ for ESOL 91F/91S AND a grade of CR for ESOL 91LF/91LS OR a grade of CR for ESOL 92F/92S OR instructor recommendation. Corequisite(s): ESOL 92S. Comment: ESOL 92LS is repeatable for credit with no maximum credit limit. ESOL 92LS is graded CR/NC and is only offered in the spring semester. ESOL 92LS is the lab section for ESOL 92S and meets in a dedicated computer lab classroom. ESOL 92LS provides instruction in email, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications as well as Internet-based research. The theme of ESOL 92S determines the content of the lab, the activities and assignments. Students are provided with opportunities to receive language input by retrieving and interacting with information and to produce language output by communicating with others. The lab also provides supplemental exercises in grammar, reading, listening, and other areas in which students might need or want to work. Upon successful completion of ESOL 92LS, the student should be able to: Gather information from websites and email on the topics discussed in the readings. Apply strategies for judging the quality of information gathered on the Internet. Write and present summaries of information received. Word-process written assignments. Request information and assistance, provide clarification, and negotiate and manage interactions using email and online discussions. Create charts, graphs, and presentations to report information. Deliver oral presentations using multimedia.
  • 7.00 Credits

    4 hours lecture, 6 hours lecture/lab per week Prerequisite(s): Qualification for ESOL 92 on the KCC placement test OR a grade of CR+ for ESOL 91F/91S AND a grade of CR for ESOL 91LF/91LS OR a grade of CR for ESOL 92F/92S OR instructor recommendation. Corequisite(s): ESOL 92LS. Comment: ESOL 92S is repeatable for credit with no maximum limit. Special grading options are NC (earns no credit for the course and must enroll in another semester of ESOL 92S/92S), CR (earns credit for the course but must enroll in another semester of ESOL 92F/92S), and CR+ (earns credit for the course and is eligible for ESOL 94F/94S). ESOL 92S provides for accelerated language development of academic English for nonnative speakers. This course focuses on critical thinking through reading and writing about a single theme. Students also use discussions and presentations to practice and expand language and make students more informed. 9 Upon successful completion of ESOL 92S, the student should be able to: Analyze, synthesize, and validate in written and oral reports information found in listening and reading material. Evaluate, persuade, and argue a point orally and in writing. Gather information to support a thesis. Employ the writing process of prewriting, outlining, drafting, revising, and editing to write essays. Apply self-monitoring and self-corrective strategies. Respond tactfully and completely with working collaboratively with peers to accomplish tasks that elaborate and extend other people's ideas. Complete eight pages of finished prose.
  • 7.00 Credits

    4 hours lecture, 6 hours lecture/lab per week Prerequisite(s): (1) Qualification for ESOL 94 on the KCC placement test AND recommendation on Writing Sample OR (2) a grade of CR+ for ESOL 92F/92S AND CR for ESOL 92LF/92LS OR (3) a grade of CR for ESOL 94F/94S OR (4) a TOEFL score over 500 OR (5) instructor recommendation. Comment: ESOL 94F is repeatable for credit with no maximum credit limit. Special grading options are NC (earns no credit for the course and must enroll in another semester of ESOL 94F/ESOL 94S), CR (earns credit for the course but must enroll in another semester of ESOL 94F/ESOL 94S), and CR+ (earns credit for the course and is eligible for ESL/ENG 100 or ENG 160). ESOL 94F provides for accelerated language development of academic English for nonnative speakers. This course focuses on intensive practice in academic reading, writing, thinking, and speaking about a single theme. Upon successful completion of ESOL 94F, the student should be able to: Analyze and synthesize reading and listening material providing new insights into text. Make appropriate generalizations and inferences and draw valid conclusions from given information. Identify rhetorical modes of texts to gain more effective comprehension. Work in groups to find solutions to problems and report on solutions orally and in writing. Deliver oral presentations that are well organized and delivered with confidence. Gather reliable and valid sources of information to support a thesis. Employ the writing process to write unified, well-developed, cohesive, and coherent essays and a short research paper. Complete at least twelve pages of finished prose.
  • 7.00 Credits

    4 hours lecture, 6 hours lecture/lab per week Prerequisite(s): (1) Qualification for ESOL 94 on the KCC placement test AND recommendation on Writing Sample OR (2) a grade of CR+ for ESOL 92F/92S AND CR for ESOL 92LF/92LS OR (3) a grade of CR for ESOL 94F/94S OR (4) a TOEFL score over 500 OR (5) instructor recommendation. Comment: ESOL 94S is repeatable for credit with no maximum credit limit. Special grading options are NC (earns no credit for the course and must enroll in another semester of ESOL 94F/ESOL 94S), CR (earns credit for the course but must enroll in another semester of ESOL 94F/ESOL 94S), and CR+ (earns credit for the course and is eligible for ESL/ENG 100 or ENG 160). ESOL 94S provides for accelerated language development of academic English for nonnative speakers. This course focuses on intensive practice in academic reading, writing, thinking, and speaking about a single theme. Upon successful completion of ESOL 94S, the student should be able to: Analyze and synthesize reading and listening material providing new insights into text. Make appropriate generalizations and inferences and draw valid conclusions from given information. Identify rhetorical modes of texts to gain more effective comprehension. Work in groups to find solutions to problems and report on solutions orally and in writing. Deliver oral presentations that are well organized and delivered with confidence. Gather reliable and valid sources of information to support a thesis. Employ the writing process to write unified, well-developed, cohesive, and coherent essays and a short research paper. Complete at least twelve pages of finished prose. 0
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: BIOL 130 or ZOOL 141. Comment: ESS 100 is repeatable for a maximum of six credits. Permission is required for a student to repeat ESS 100. ESS 100 explores the concept of wellness, lifestyle management and fitness. The course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to improve their own quality of life and supports students entering health and medically related professions. The course provides clear and objective research-based information pertinent to behavior change, exercise, nutrition, weight management, disease prevention, stress management, and risk reduction. Upon successful completion of ESS 100, the student should be able to: Define the term wellness and its relationship to health and disease. Describe the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change and the process of changing behaviors. Describe the health benefits of physical activity. Explain the five components of physical fitness (cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition). Explain the various methods for assessing the five components of physical fitness. Design exercise programs for improving the five components of physical fitness. Explain the following concepts: overload principle, specificity of training, principle of recuperation, reversibility of training. Explain the difference between aerobic and anaerobic training and the benefits of each. Describe basic muscle anatomy and physiologic terms with regards to movement and exercise training. Explain the concept "good nutrition," with qualitative and quantitative emphasis on the dietary requirements for carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals and water. Discuss the concept of "energy balance" and 2 its relevance to achieving and maintaining ideal body weight. Explain how the following factors influence the risk of obesity: energy balance, fat-cell theory, set-point theory, heredity, metabolism. Define and relate the following terms to the development of obesity and risk of disease: body mass index, lean body mass, body fat composition. Explain the key points in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Outline the steps in stress management (including relaxation techniques). Describe assessment and screening tools to evaluate: stress, risk of common injuries and back injury, cancer risk, addictive behaviors, and risk of acquiring an STD (sexually transmitted disease). Describe the principles and behaviors that support changing the following: stress, risk of common injuries and back injury, cancer risk, addictive behaviors, and risk of acquiring an STD (sexually transmitted disease). Discuss the concept of the mind-body interaction. Discuss how changes in health care will affect his/her health in the future.
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