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All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
L Learning Strategies M (Formerly Guidance)
L S 50 Student Success Strategies
4 Units
Mandarin
MAND 1 Elementary Mandarin (First Quarter) 5 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
Introduction to the language and cultures of Mandarin-speaking countries and communities. Basic speaking, listening, reading, and writing of Mandarin will be introduced and practiced within a cultural framework. Mandarin will be the primary language of instruction. Emphasis will be on language as an expression of culture and a medium of communication.
MAND 2 Elementary Mandarin (Second Quarter) 5 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: MAND 1 (equivalent to one year of high school Mandarin) or equivalent. Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
Further development of material presented in MAND 1. Continuation of introduction to the language and cultures of Mandarin-speaking countries and communities. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing of Mandarin will be continued and practiced within a cultural framework. Mandarin will be the primary language of instruction. Emphasis will be on language as an expression of culture and a medium of communication.
MAND 3 Elementary Mandarin (Third Quarter) 5 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: MAND 2 (equivalent to two years of high school Mandarin) or equivalent.
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
Further development of material presented in MAND 1 and MAND 2. Completion of introduction to the language and cultures of Mandarin-speaking countries and communities. Basic speaking, listening, reading, and writing of Mandarin will be further introduced and practiced within a cultural framework. Mandarin will be the primary language of instruction. Emphasis will be on language as an expression of culture and a medium of communication.
MAND 4 Intermediate Mandarin (First Quarter) 5 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: MAND 3 (equivalent to three years of high school Mandarin)
or equivalent.
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
Read and discuss texts dealing with geography, history, social and cultural practices of the Chinese-speaking world. Review the linguistic functions and grammatical structures of first-year Chinese. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing of the first-quarter low intermediate level of Mandarin will be introduced and practiced within a cultural framework.
MAND 5 Intermediate Mandarin (Second Quarter) 5 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: MAND 4 (equivalent to four years of high school Mandarin) or equivalent.
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
Continuation of MAND 4. Read and discuss texts dealing with geography, history, literature, social, and cultural practices of the Chinese-speaking world. Review the linguistic functions and grammatical structures of intermediary Chinese. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing of second-quarter intermediate level of Mandarin will be introduced and practiced within a cultural framework.
MAND 6 Intermediate Mandarin (Third Quarter) 5 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: MAND 5 or equivalent.
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
Continuation of MAND 5. Read, discuss and analyze texts dealing with arts, geography, history, literature, social and cultural practices of the Chinese-speaking world. Review the linguistic functions and grammatical structures of intermediary Chinese. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing of third-quarter high intermediate level of Mandarin will be introduced and practiced within a cultural framework.
MAND 51 Introduction to Translation and 4 1/2 Units Interpreting
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
Four and one-half hours lecture (54 hours total per quarter).
This course will cover the historical origins, theories, techniques, and practices
(Formerly GUID 202.)
Credit course - Does not apply to De Anza associate degree.
Requisite/Advisory: None.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
This course explores optimal learning strategies and accommodative techniques for students with special learning needs. Students will evaluate and apply successful learning tools in areas such as time management, goal setting, memory, processing information, test-taking strategies, and learning styles.
L S 207 Introductory Writing and Grammar Skills
4 Units
(Formerly GUID 207.)
Credit course - Does not apply to De Anza associate degree.
Requisite/Advisory: None.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
This is a basic writing and editing skills course for students with specialized learning needs preparing for college-level writing activities. Students will engage in diverse writing formats including structured paragraphs on a variety of topics using compensatory written learning strategies. Students will also practice parts of speech, capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, and paragraph development.
L S 209 Arithmetic Skills and Strategies 4 Units
(Formerly GUID 209.)
Credit course - Does not apply to De Anza associate degree.
Requisite/Advisory: None.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
This course is designed to improve skills in mathematics by addressing areas of difficulty common to students with disabilities in mathematics.
L S 211 Algebra Skills I 4 Units
(Formerly GUID 211.)
Credit course - Does not apply to De Anza associate degree.
Requisite/Advisory: None.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
This is a transitional course for students with special learning needs. It is designed to improve skills in mathematics by addressing areas of difficulty common to students with disabilities in mathematics. The course also includes alternative learning strategies for mastering algebraic concepts.
Library
LIB 1
Library Research Skills
1 Unit
Advisory: EWRT 200 and READ 200, or ESL 261, 262 and 263.
One hour lecture (12 hours total per quarter).
Introduces skills needed to locate, evaluate, and cite information. Focuses on the resources of academic libraries including online catalogs, periodical indexes, and instructional web sites. Prepares students to do the basic research necessary to effectively complete written and oral assignments.
LIB 51 Business Resources on the Internet 1 Unit
Advisory: EWRT 200 and READ 200, or ESL 261, 262 and 263.
One hour lecture (12 hours total per quarter).
Locate, examine and evaluate business-related information available on the Internet.
LIB 53 Advanced Internet Searching 1 Unit
Advisory: EWRT 200 and READ 200, or ESL 261, 262 and 263.
One hour lecture (12 hours total per quarter).
This course is designed to instruct students how to locate, identify, and critically evaluate information sources on the Internet that are not easily accessible.
Linguistics
LING 1 Introduction to Linguistics
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
The science of language; an introduction to the study of how language works, such as the basics of linguistic description, including systems of phonetics and phonology, semantics, pragmatics, morphology and syntax. Course may also include the development of spoken and written languages, how people learn language, how language changes, the history of English, American Sign Language, and the study of general linguistic principles as they apply across languages.
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