Las Positas | Spring 2022 Class Schedule

39 SPRING 2022 925.424.1000 | [email protected] SPRING 2022 - COURSE LISTINGS Please refer to the online schedule on CLASS-Web to access course section details and the course record numbers (CRNs) for registration. through the ESL assessment process. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 130B, 131B, and 133 or 136. ESL 131A BEGINNING READING ANDWRITING 6.0 Units This is the first semester of a one-year course in beginning academic writing and reading. Classes will focus on writing simple and compound sentences in short paragraphs, on developing strategies for increasing reading comprehension and flexibility, on interactive reading, and on developing academic vocabulary. Students will develop cultural understanding and fluency through a variety of writing and reading tasks. Strongly Recommended: Appropriate skill level demonstrated through the ESL assessment process. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 131A, 130A, and 133 or 136. ESL 131B HIGH-BEG. READING ANDWRITING 6.0 Units This is the second semester of a one-year course in beginning academic writing and reading. Classes will focus on writing simple, compound, and complex sentences in structured paragraphs, on developing strategies for increasing reading comprehension and flexibility, on interactive reading, and on developing academic vocabulary. Students will develop cultural understanding and fluency through a variety of writing and reading tasks. Prerequisite: ESL 131A or NESL 231A completed with a minimum grade of Pass or placement through the ESL assessment process. Students are advised to enroll concurrently in ESL 131B, 130B, and 133 or 136. ESL 136 PRONUNCIATION AND FLUENCY 2.0 Units Focused practice on recognizing and producing individual speech sounds, stress patterns, rhythm and intonation patterns, and grammatical signals through activities such as oral presentations, role play, authentic dialogue, and presentations. Students will focus on developing listenier friendly pronunciation. Course content includes individual as well as group work. Strongly Recommended: Placement through the ESL assessment process. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES EVST 5 ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY 3.0 Units Introduction and exploration of Energy production, utilization, management, and the effects on society, and the environment. This course will also compare and contrast current and future renewable and non-renewable methods of energy generation, auditing, and conservation. Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for ENG 1A ETHNIC STUDIES ETHS 6 INTRO TO RACE AND ETHNICITY 3.0 Units Racial and ethnic relations in the United States. Examines the cultural, political, and economic practices and institutions that support or challenge racism, racial and ethnic inequalities, as well as patterns of interaction between various racial and ethnic groups. Students who have completed, or are enrolled in, SOC 3 may not receive credit. Strongly Recommended: SOC 1 with a minimum grade of C FIRE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY FST 1 FIRE PROTECTION ORGANIZATION 3.0 Units This course provides an overview to fire protection and emergency services, career opportunities in fire protection and related fields, culture and history of emergency services, fire loss analysis, organization and function of public and private fire protection services, fire departments as part of local government, laws and regulations affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature, specific fire protection functions, basic fire chemistry and physics, introduction to fire protection systems, introduction to fire strategy and tactics, and life safety initiatives. Scan here to visit the current Spring 2022 class schedule online ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) FLOW CHART ESL 121B ESL 120B ESL 123 ESL 126 ESL 121A ESL 120A ESL 123 ESL 126 ESL 131B ESL 130B ESL 133 ESL 136 Placement level is determined by the ESL Assessment. Please see the “Assessment Schedule” for details. ENGLISH 3, 4 OR 7 ENGLISH 1A A.S. A.A. ESL 24 ESL 23 ESL 26 ESL 25 ESL 26 ESL 23 UC & CSU Transferrable ESL 131A ESL 130A ESL 133 ESL 136 START HERE + OR + + OR + + OR + + OR + OR + OR +