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For English course inquiries call 519-972-2711 (Windsor) or 519-354-9100 ext. 3280 (Thames).
For Language course inquiries call 519-972-2711 (Windsor) or 519-354-9100, ext. 3280 (Thames).
It is recommended that you select your English upgrading courses based on your area of study:
It is recommended that you select your English upgrading courses based on your area of study: Pre-Business ENG 107, COM 200Pre-Technology ENG 107, COM 210Pre-Health Science and Pre-Nursing ENG 107, COM 200 COMMUNICATIONS COM 200Skillful evaluation and construction of written communications is essential in the modern work environment. In this course, students develop abilities in four categories of information management: access and evaluation of electronic information, summarizing information, creating information for diverse purposes and audiences, and publishing information using both print and electronic media. Using an analytical approach to the development of writing style and content, this course emphasizes the elements of logic and audience awareness within written messages. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. WINTER Note: Please indicate WINTER on your Registration Form WIN 070 1911 Mar 23-Apr 14, Fri, 6:00P-9:00P, Sat, 9:00A-5:00PSPRING WIN 050 1306 Apr 30-Jun 19, Mon, Wed, 6:30P-9:30PWIN 051 1302 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]CHA 550 1600 May 1-Jun 7, Tue, Thu, 6:00P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]SUMMER WIN 050 1592 Jul 4-Aug 22, Mon, Wed, 6:30-9:30PCHA 550 1278 Jul 3-Aug 9, Tue, Thu, 6:00P-9:30PORAL COMMUNICATION I ENG 100PThis course will help students develop practical interpersonal, structured group and formal presentation skills. Emphasis will be placed on critical thinking, culture and gender, communication process and public and private contexts. This course will apply the principles of communication to prepare students for many of their future communication experiences. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1037 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]SUMMER WIN 050 1593 Jul 4-Aug 22, Mon, Wed, 6:30P-9:30PCOLLEGE WRITING ENG 107This course provides the foundations for college level reading and writing expectations. Emphasis is placed on the application of analytical thinking and written communication in response to various forms of text from a wide variety of disciplines. Stylistic, structural, and grammatical components will be assessed through reading and writing assignments. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1304 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30PCHA 550 1964 Apr 30-Aug 27, Mon, 3:00P-6:00PSUMMER WIN 050 1737 Jul 3-Aug 16, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30PWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS III ENG 300WThis course is designed to assist students in the planning and completion of formal reports (research papers and/or technical reports) for a specific audience. The emphasis is on the steps and strategies associated with the process of producing first class reports. The areas to be covered may therefore include the information search, some formal report organizing techniques, the composing of the report, the conventions of style and format, some specific problem-solving approaches, and certain tips on how to handle the appropriate report writing correspondence. Pre-Requisite: COM 200. 3 units of credit. Total fee: $230.58 Text extra. SPRING CHA 550 1601 May 1-Jun 7, Tue, Thu, 6:00P-9:30PCOMMUNICATION ACROSS CULTURES LBS 110GStudents will discover the importance of social qualifiers (such as gender, race, and class) and social agencies (such as family, school, and workplace) to better understand the various elements of both intercultural and intracultural communication. The course provides students with opportunities to explore several cultural environments both within the classroom and within the community; to write reflectively about what they have learned; and to make interactive group presentations about their own cultural research. By the end of the course, students will have improved their ability to both appreciate the complexity of cross-cultural communication and to be effective cross-cultural communicators. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1275 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30PLITERATURE: SHORT FICTION LSW 101GThis general education course focuses on the examination of ideas in imaginative literature, specifically the short story. Students will read a selection of Canadian and World Fiction written by acknowledged masters of the short form. Refinement of interpretive skills, through the analysis of technical elements, choice and arrangement of details, connotative language as well as an awareness of important themes, will aid the student in understanding how cultural background, gender, and social position influence responses to life. During this process special attention will be given to the reinforcement of written communication skills; through discussion and writing the student will explore the parts, as well as the whole of selected works of short fiction. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SUMMER WIN 050 1091 Jul 4-Aug 22, Mon, Wed, 6:30P-9:30PLooking for a public speaking course? Please visit our General Interest section. ASL AND CULTURE FOR THE BEGINNER ASL 106Development of American Sign Language skills and introduction of grammatical structures is the focus of this course. Emphasis will be placed on vocabulary and comprehension skills. The enrichment of Deaf Culture and community studies will be incorporated into the curriculum. 3 units of credit. $230.58, Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1123 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:00P-9:00PCHA 550 1122 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:00P-9:00P [COURSE CLOSED]SUMMER WIN 050 1444 Jul 3- Aug 16, Tue, Thu, 6:00P-9:00PSIGN LANGUAGE II (ASL) ASL 103Continual development of basic communication skills including grammatical structure and a selected vocabulary. Pre-Requisite: ASL 106. 3 units of credit. $230.58, Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1124 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:00P-9:00P [COURSE CLOSED]SUMMER CHA 550 1279 Jul 3-Aug 16, Tue, Thu, 6:00P-9:00P
The objective of the French Language Program is to stimulate interested individuals, government employees, business and industrial personnel toward greater fluency in French. This program consists of nine courses covering Basic, Intermediate and Advanced level French.
Program Requirements: French Intro. Communication I - FRC 594 French Intro. Communication II - FRC 595 French Intro. Communication III - FRC 596 French Inter. Communication I - FRC 597 French Inter. Communication II - FRC 598 French Inter. Communication III - FRC 599 French Adv. Communication I - FRC 600 French Adv. Communication II - FRC 601 French Adv. Communication III - FRC 602 Students with prior knowledge in French, or credits from another post-secondary institution, may be eligible for Advanced Standing or Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) opportunities. Please contact Continuing Education at 972-2711 for more information. We also encourage students who do not wish to pursue the certificate to take individual courses according to their own interests and desired level of proficiency. FRENCH INTRODUCTION COMMUNICATION I FRC 594Some structures covered include: French alphabet, adjectives, greetings; verbs to be, to have, to go; asking questions, negative form of verbs; definite and indefinite articles, numbers 1 to 50; use of prepositions when answering the question “where is?”; questions using “inversion” with or without interrogative adverbs; “stress” pronouns; imperative mood; regular “er” and “ir” verbs; days, months, seasons, the date; interrogative adjectives “which” and “what”. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1023 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30PCHA 550 1120 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:00P-9:00P [COURSE CLOSED]SUMMER WIN 050 1271 Jul 3- Aug 16, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30PFRENCH INTRODUCTION COMMUNICATION II FRC 595Some structures covered at this level; verbs ending in “ir” and “re”; verbs to come, to be able, to want, to have to; telling time; expressions: to be on time, to be early and to be late; possessive adjectives; where, when, how, and why; future form of “to go” plus an infinitive; asking and giving directions; demonstrative adjectives: this, these etc; the recent past using “venir de”; the partitive article; relative pronouns “qui” and “que”; clothing articles. Pre-Requisite: FRC 594. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1019 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]FRENCH INTRODUCTION COMMUNICATION III FRC 596Some structures covered at this level: irregular “ir” verbs; several irregular verbs; there is and there are; “Il faut”; direct object pronouns; expressions of quantity; “c'est” and “il est”; professions; the weather; interrogative pronouns “qui” and “quoi”; indirect object pronouns; the past tense; “Il y a” + the past tense; the adjective “tout”; pronouns “en” and “y”; countries, cities, nationalities. Pre-Requisite: FRC 595. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1273 Apr 30- Jun 18, Mon, Wed, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]FRENCH INTERMEDIATE COMMUNICATION I FRC 597Students should have completed Introduction levels or have equivalent experience with the French language. Structures covered will include: transportation; reflexive (pronominal) verbs; “Depuis”; forming adverbs; superlatives; the “imperfect” tense; family members; food; idiomatic meanings of certain pronominals; imperatives of pronominals; adverbs, positions in a sentence; review of negatives + “de”; superlatives; past tense of pronominal verbs; the imperfect tense. Pre-Requisite: FRC 596. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1021 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]FRENCH INTERMEDIATE COMMUNICATION II FRC 598Some structures covered at this level: interrogative pronoun “which”; “Celle-ci” “Celle-la”; comparative and superlative of adverbs; future tense; negative answers to “someone” “something”; imperative + direct and indirect object pronouns; relative pronoun “don't”; future tense + “quand, des que, tant que”; someone - no one; something - nothing; relative pronoun “don't”; conditional - present tense; “Si” + imperfect and conditional; possessive pronouns. Pre-Requisite: FRC 597. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1063 Apr 30- Jun 18, Mon, Wed, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]FRENCH INTERMEDIATE COMMUNICATION III FRC 599Some structures covered at this level: how to express “possibility” and “condition”; the expression “ne...(plus) que”; the use of quelqu'un, quelque chose, rien, personne + adjective; subjunctive and infinitive; expressing emphasis using “ce qui (que) ... c'est”; verbs followed by an infinitive clause that contains a subject; the use of “avant que” + subjunctive and “avant de” + infinitive; the use of “en” + the present participle; the position of two complementary pronouns; the compound tenses; futur anterieur; the negative “ni...ni”; possessive pronouns. Pre-Requisite: FRC 598. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1065 Apr 30- Jun 18, Mon, Wed, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]FRENCH ADVANCED COMMUNICATION I FRC 600Student should have completed the Introduction and Intermediate levels or have equivalent experience in the French language. Structures covered will include: subjunctive of irregular verbs; active and passive voice; "Faire" + an infinitive; pronouns: tous, toute, tout, chacun, aucun; indefinite pronouns; past infinitive; direct and indirect discourse; changing verb tenses; expressions of time; subjunctive past; irregular verbs ending in "indre". Pre-Requisite: FRC 599. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1954 Apr 30- Jun 18, Mon, Wed, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]GERMAN I LBS 142This is an introductory course to the German Language in a student-centered setting which emphasizes on communicative learning. In this course the essential language skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing - will be developed simultaneously. In the classroom students will engage in a variety of interactive and communicative activities which will further the required practice to learn the language. During this course, students will also be introduced to various aspects of the culture of German-speaking countries. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1314 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]SUMMER WIN 050 1445 Jul 3- Aug 16, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30PSPANISH I LBS 147This is an introductory course to the Spanish language in a student-centered setting which emphasizes a communicative learning approach. In this course, the essential language skills -listening, speaking, reading, writing -will be developed simultaneously. In the classroom, students will engage in a variety of interactive and communicative activities which will further the required practice to learn the language. During this course, students will also be introduced to various aspects of the culture of Spanish-speaking countries. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1166 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]CHA 550 1078 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]SUMMER WIN 050 1283 Jul 3- Aug 16, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30PSPANISH II LBS 247This course is a continuation of Basic Spanish I and introduces the student to a more extensive analysis and understanding of grammar, structure, usage and fluency. Confidence and grasp of the language structure will be built through conversation on topics of daily life. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1045 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]MODERN LANGUAGES - BASIC SPANISH III LBS 347NThis course is a continuation of Basic Spanish II. All students will be encouraged to communicate and follow instructions only in Spanish. Students will use different tenses of grammar and manage the sentence structures and vocabulary necessary to involve themselves without difficulty in everyday conversations. Pre-Requisite: LBS 247. $260.00 plus HST. Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1965 May 2-July 18, Wed, 6:00P-9:30PCHINESE I LBS 129This is an introductory course to the Chinese language in a student-centered setting which emphasizes a communicative learning approach. In this course, the essential language skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing – will be developed simultaneously. In the classroom, students will engage in a variety of interactive and communicative activities which will further the required practice to learn the language. During this course, students will also be introduced to various aspects of the culture of Chinese-speaking countries. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1125 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]CHA 550 2671 May 1–Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:00P-9:00P [COURSE CLOSED]SUMMER WIN 050 1447 Jul 3- Aug 16, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30PITALIAN I LBS 143Beginner students with limited or remote experience in Italian have the opportunity to learn the patterns of the Italian language. Emphasis is placed on the oral aspect of the language, concentrating on fostering auditory discrimination, aural comprehension and oral expression. Participants should acquire a minimum of a 300 word vocabulary, progress at their own rate, receive substantial individual attention from the instructor. 3 units of credit. $230.58 Text extra. SPRING WIN 050 1274 May 1-Jun 14, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30P [COURSE CLOSED]CHA 550 1121 Apr 30-Jun 18, Mon, Wed, 6:00P-9:00P [COURSE CLOSED]SUMMER WIN 050 1446 Jul 3- Aug, 16, Tue, Thu, 6:30P-9:30P
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Obtain the training and credential you need to become an international language interpreter. There is a growing need for skilled interpreters who can provide services within the business, health, and human service sectors. St. Clair College is proud to offer this program with the assistance of the Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County. For those who would like to learn more about the program and the admissions testing requirements, please come to one of our three information sessions held at the Multicultural Council, 245 Janette Avenue, Windsor. Please call the Multicultural Council (519-255-1127) to pre-register for an information session.
1. An approved College or University degree or diploma. 2. Fluency in English and a second language as demonstrated by a 75% or higher score on the CILISAT test administered by the Multicultural Council and graded by an internationally recognized outside agency. The cost of the test is $200.00 CDN per student (fee subject to change). Contact the Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County at 519-255-1127 to schedule a test. Students should arrange to write the test at least 4 weeks prior to program start. Contact St. Clair College Continuing Education, 519-972-2711 for details. Six Courses Required: LIN 101 Intro to Spoken Language InterpretationLIN 102 Consecutive Interpreting and Note-TakingLIN 103 Setting Specific Interpreting - Social Service and Health IndustryLIN 104 Advanced Spoken Language InterpretingLIN 106 Setting Specific InterpretingLIN 107 Interpreting In Court/Domestic Violence/Advanced Healthcare SettingsSETTING SPECIFIC INTERPRETING LIN 106Simultaneous interpreting provides an immediate interpretation of a speaker's utterances. Through simulations, role plays and audio/visual exercises participants will develop skills in simultaneous interpreting without the use of electronic equipment. Subsequent to the theory overview, participants will practice: active listening, shadowing, retelling, paraphrasing, memory exercises and self-evaluation. Based on exposure to exercises and simulations, participants will develop and practice skills and techniques used in simultaneous interpreting in various settings and contexts. 2 units of credit. $220.24 (Tuition $197.64, materials $20, HST $2.60) Pre-requisite LIN 104 SPRING WIN 070 1168 May 5- Jun 9, Sat, 9:00A-4:00P (Multicultural Council- 245 Janette Ave.)INTERPRETING IN COURT/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/ADVANCED HEALTHCARE SETTINGS LIN 107Four interpreting settings are introduced and explored; court interpreting, interpreting for child victims/witnesses; advanced health care interpreting; and interpreting in the violence against women sector. Protocols, procedures and techniques necessary for functioning effectively as an interpreter are reviewed and discussed, forming the basis for problem solving exercises. 2 units of credit. $220.24 (Tuition $197.64, materials $20, HST $2.60) Pre-requisite LIN 106 SPRING WIN 070 1169 Jun 16- Jul 21, Sat, 9:00A-4:00P (Multicultural Council- 245 Janette Ave.)ADVANCED SPOKEN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING LIN 104The course presents an advanced overview of the principles of spoken language interpreting, including Professional Standards and Ethical Principles; Interpreting in emotionally charged situations; Active listening and comprehension of sensitive material; Advanced memory retention exercises; Consecutive interpreting in complex settings ie. role playing; Liability issues for the interpreter and vicarious trauma. Terminology will be developed in the Legal Advanced Health Care, Violence Against Women Prevention and Child Abuse. Focus will be on skill development. 2 units of credit. $220.24 (Tuition $197.64, materials $20, HST $2.60) WINTER Note: Please indicate WINTER on your Registration Form MCC 070 4840 Mar 24- Apr 28, Sat, 9:00A-4:00P (Multicultural Council- 245 Janette Ave.) | |
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