ELA 30 - Preparing for Work

5 CR

Students develop reading, writing, speaking, listening, and using technology in the context of Business and Technology. Students explore the job market, set career goals, learn job search strategies, identify strengths, and develop resumes, cover letters, and interview skills.

This is low-intermediate to Advanced English.

Course Requirements: Bellevue College email and Canvas Grading: BeDA

Prerequisite(s): Department Consent Required

Course Outcomes
Outcomes align with College and Career Readiness Standards (CCR), English Language Proficiency Standards (ELP), and Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILO). Upon course completion, students should be able to:

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. (CCR Reading Anchor 1.C: ELP 1.5)
Conduct research and evaluate and communicate findings to answer questions or solve problems. (CCR Writing Anchor 9.C: ELP 5.5; ILO Critical Thinking)
Recall or gather relevant information from sources; summarize or paraphrase information and provide sources. (CCR Writing Anchor 8.C: ELP 2.5; ILO Information Literacy)
Share information or your opinion on a topic using facts, details, and organization to support your main ideas, and speak at a pace that listeners can understand. (CCR Speaking & Listening Anchor 4.C: ELP 1.5)
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing your so that the listeners can follow. (CCR Speaking & Listening Anchor 1.C: ELP 2.5)
Demonstrate command of the conventions of English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCR Language Anchor 1.C: ELP 10.5)

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