4/18/2024 7:44:14 PM	BGN 71 Course Outline as of Fall 1998	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  BGN 71	Title:  BUSINESS ENGLISH
Full Title:  Business English
Last Reviewed:4/25/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		1 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

English fundamentals: sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and vocabulary.  Use of standard reference sources and proofreader's marks for editing business-related sentences, paragraphs, and documents.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

English fundamentals: sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and vocabulary.  Use of standard reference sources and proofreader's marks for editing business-related sentences, paragraphs, and documents.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1998	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

The student will:

1.  Identify the parts of speech when they appear in sentences.

2.  Differentiate among, examine, and create simple, compound, and

   complex sentences.

3.  Develop gramatically correct sentences.

4.  Punctutate sentences correctly.

5.  Spell words correctly, capitalize words correctly, and write numbers

   according to conventional usage.

6.  Organize and revise sentences and paragraphs.

7.  Write topical summaries employing effective sentence and paragraph

   structure.

8.  Employ the use of a dictionary to identify and verify correct word

   spelling, usage, etymologies, definitions, synonyms, and antonyms.

9.  Use a reference manual to locate answers to specific questions when

   composing sentences, paragraphs, and business-related documents.

Topics and Scope

1.  Laying Foundation

     A. Reference skills

          1. dictionary

          2. reference manual

          3. thesaurus

     B. Overview of parts of speech

     C. Sentences

          1. elements

          2. patterns

          3. types

2.  Parts of Speech

     A. Nouns

     B. Pronouns

          1. personal

          2. antecedents

     C. Verbs

          1. kinds

          2. voices

          3. moods

          4. tenses

          5. verbals

          6. agreement with subject

     D. Adjectives

     E. Adverbs

     F. Prepositions

     G. Conjunctions

          1. coordinate

          2. correlative

          3. subordinate

          4. conjunctive adverbs

3.  Punctuation

     A. Commas

     B. Semi-colons

     C. Colons

     D. Other

4.  Writing with Style

     A. Capitalization

     B. Numbers

     C. Word choice

         1. correct spelling

         2. clear vocabulary

     D. Effective sentences

     E. Logical paragraphs

Assignments:

1.  Complete pre and post chapter tests.

2.  Complete chapter exercises.

3.  Write simple, compound, complex, compound-complex sentences.

4.  Write paragraphs.

5.  Write short/informal reports

6.  Study spelling and vocabulary lists and complete assignments.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 40%
Written homework, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 30%
Homework problems
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 30 - 40%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 40%
Multiple choice, True/false, Completion, Composition
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

BUSINESS ENGLISH, 5th edition, Mary Ellen Guffey, South-Western

 Educational Publishing, 1996

HOW 8:  A HANDBOOK FOR OFFICE WORKERS 8E, Clark & Clark, South-Western

 Educational Publishing, 1998

WEBSTER'S TENTH NEW COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY, Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1993

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