Welcome to English Skills
Program Description
The English Skills Department guides students through a sequence of reading and writing courses that prepares them for success in college, in their chosen vocation, and in daily life. We offer three evels of reading and two levels of writing. All of our classes teach critical thinking and study skills, as well as literacy skills.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
English 60
Present verbal and written interpretations of assigned reading using textual evidence
Apply active reading strategies using assigned readings with teacher modeling
Demonstrate literal and inferential comprehension of assigned readings
Develop reading vocabulary strategies Participate actively in a reading community
Practice study strategies with class assignments
English 70
Present interpretations of assigned readings using textual evidence
Apply active reading strategies to assigned readings with limited teacher modeling
Analyze, summarize and/or evaluate assigned readings with limited teacher modeling
Increase reading vocabulary
Participate actively in a reading community
Apply study strategies to class assignments
English 103
Present verbal and written interpretations of assigned readings using textual evidence
Apply active reading strategies using assigned readings independently
Analyze, summarize and/or evaluate assigned readings, including readings in which
authors represent multiple perspectives on a theme
Increase reading vocabulary
Participate actively in a reading community
Apply study strategies to class assignments
English 65
Apply the stages of the writing process to written work: Pre-write, write, revise
and edit using instructional feedback
Develop organized paragraphs supported with evidence from class texts, and personal
experience or observation
Develop essays using a controlling idea
Identify and correct errors in syntax and grammar
Apply instructional feedback to writing
English 80
Apply the stages of the writing process to written work: Pre-write, write, revise
and edit using instructional feedback
Develop organized paragraphs supported with evidence from class texts, and personal
experience or observation
Create a thesis that controls the content of an essay
Department Chair
Anita Cruse (ECOC-3: Office 2 ext. 4714)
Faculty and Offices
Denise Bacchus (ECOC-3, Office 7, ext. 3062)
Annette Cordero (IDC-372, ext. 2863)
Monica DiVito (ECOC 4, Office 3, ext. 3620)
Kathy Molloy (IDC-373, ext. 2566)
Elida Moreno (IDC-324, ext. 2685)
Michele Peterson (IDC-322, ext. 2445)
Margaret Prothero (IDC-316, ext. 2687)
Gail Tennen (IDC-321, ext. 2414)
Lou Spaventa (IDC-315, ext. 3560)
Sheila Wiley (ECC-33, ext. 5156)
