Non-Credit: Language Arts (NCLA)
NCLA 406A • SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION ENGLISH: ESSAY- & PARAGRAPH-LEVEL REVISION
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 60-360 hours laboratory total per quarter. |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 1 Level Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
An open-entry, open-exit course for students who seek academic support in English. Instruction and/or review of writing skills such as paragraphing, topic sentence, thesis, development, essay organization, sentence structure, basic sentence patterns, style, sentence mechanics, through supplemental instruction developed in a referring course or courses as follows: ENGL 1A, ENGL 1B, ENGL 1C, ENGL 242A, ENGL 242B, ENGL 246A; NCEN 401A, NCEN 442A, NCEN 442B.
NCLA 406B • SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION ENGLISH: SENTENCE-LEVEL EDITING & PROOFREADING IN CONTEXT
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 60-360 hours laboratory total per quarter. |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 1 Level Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
An open-entry, open-exit course for students who seek academic support in English. Through individualized instruction, including one-on-one tutorials by an English department instructor, an instructional aide, and trained peer tutors as available, students receive help on sentence level (writing) and vocabulary development (reading). Course provides instruction and/or review of sentence level reading/writing skills such as basic sentence patterns, style and flow, sentence mechanics, proofreading, spelling and vocabulary development through supplemental instruction developed in a referring course or courses as follows: ENGL 1A, ENGL 1B, ENGL 1C; NCEN 401A, NCEN 442A, NCEN 442B.
NCLA 407A • THE GRAMMAR & RHETORIC OF APPLICATION WRITING
| Units: | 0 |
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| Hours: | 60-360 hours laboratory total per quarter. |
| Degree and Credit Status: |
Non-Degree-Applicable Non-Credit Course Basic Skills, 1 Level Below Transfer |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | None |
| Grade Type: | Non-Credit Course (Receives no Grade) |
| Repeatability: | Unlimited Repeatability |
This course provides students support and practice in editing and revising the grammar and rhetoric of personal statements for college and scholarship applications. Students focus on using clear, relevant vocabulary; writing concisely and with correct sentence structure; maintaining appropriate tone; ordering information for impact; and expressing details pertinent to the audience. Students have the opportunity to improve their critical reading, vocabulary, grammar, and writing skills to craft essays typically required in applications to colleges and universities in the U.S.