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READING AND VOCABULARY FOR LISTENING AND SPEAKING V OPPORTUNITY ANALYSIS
ESL IV STUDENTS 2.0 Units 2.0 Units
3.0 Units ESL 155 concentrates on reducing foreign ENTRE 180 teaches the student to assess
ESL 146 is designed to help high-intermediate accents in the speech of otherwise articu- the current economic, social, and political
Credit ESL students to read academic read- late non-native students. Intensive practice climate for small business development or
ing materials in order to analyze, discuss, in the production of individual sounds, opportunities. In addition, students learn
and write about their understanding of the rhythm, stress, intonation, phraseology helps to explain how demographic, technological,
texts. The course places heavy emphasis students communicate more eff ectively and and social changes create opportunities for
on academic interdisciplinary vocabulary helps prepare them for upper division ESL small business ventures. Lecture 2 hours.
development. Students use various reading phonetics courses. Students learn to use Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for
strategies to increase their reading compre- formal diction by making oral presentations ENGL 120 or ESL 151.
hension of both fi ction and non-fi ction texts. and participating in class debates. They prac-
Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: Placement tice expressive speaking, appropriate facial ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
is based on a composite of test scores and expressions, and hand and body gestures. (SEE GEOGRAPHY)
academic background or completion of ESL Laboratory assignments may be made at
136. Recommended Preparation: Concur- the discretion of the instructor. Lecture 3 ENVIRONMENTAL
rent enrollment in an appropriate Credit ESL hours. Prerequisite: Placement is based
listening/speaking course and a Credit ESL on a composite of test scores and academic TECHNOLOGY
grammar/writing course Course Typically background or satisfactory completion of ESL 120
Off ered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU. 145. Recommended Preparation: Student be WATER TREATMENT OPERATION
concurrently enrolled in an ESL grammar
151 and writing class at the 141 level or higher. AND MAINTENANCE I
READING AND COMPOSITION V Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring. 3.0 Units
4.0 Units ENV T 120 provides an entry level under-
Transfer Credit: CSU.
ESL 151 is designed students at the advanced standing of drinking water treatment. Topics
level of academic English as a second ENTREPRENEURSHIP covered include history of water treatment,
language. The course provides extensive responsibilities of the plant operator, reasons
practice in thesis-based essays, critical analy- 101 for treating water, source water management,
sis of academic reading, and techniques to CONCEPTS OF water treatment facilities, treatment process
improve the organization, syntax, and gram- ENTREPRENEURSHIP and technologies, disinfection and plant
mar of the essays. Students write four-to-fi ve 2.0 Units maintenance. This course provides the back-
paragraph essays of 500+ words in length. ENTRE 101 explains the role of entrepre- ground into the importance of treating water,
Library research techniques are introduced neurial businesses in the United States its functionality, past and present technology
and a research paper is completed. Lecture and the impact on our national and global and the future of drinking water. Lecture 3
4 hours. Prerequisite: Placement is based economy. The course evaluates the skills hours. Prerequisite: None.
on a composite of test scores and academic and commitment necessary to success- 130
background or ESL 141. Recommended fully operate an entrepreneurial venture. WATER DISTRIBUTION OPERATION
Preparation: Concurrent enrollment in an Additionally, ENTRE 101 reviews the chal- AND MAINTENANCE
appropriate ESL listening and speaking lenges and rewards of entrepreneurship as 3.0 Units
course. Course Typically Off ered: Winter/ a career choice as well as entrance strategies ENV T 130 provides an understanding
Spring/Summer/Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, to accomplish such a choice. Lecture 2 hours. of drinking water distribution systems
UC, USC. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for operation and maintenance. Topics covered
ENGL 120 or ESL 151. Course Typically include design criteria, storage, pump-
Off ered: Fall/Spring.
ing, fl ow control, construction methods,
102 disinfection, control of water quality in a
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET water distribution system, federal and state
3.0 Units drinking water regulations, maintenance
ENTRE 102 is an introduction to innovation and administration of a water distribution
in its true economic and social context by system. Field trips and/or a semester project
studying the unlimited opportunities that may be required. This course meets the initial
an entrepreneurial mindset can provide. educational requirements for a distribution
Students study the skills, attitudes, and operator certifi cation exam. Lecture 3 hours.
behaviors that successful entrepreneurs have Prerequisite: None.
historically possessed, as well as the issues,
circumstances, and obstacles that shaped
their time. Additionally, students analyze
modern day successful entrepreneurs who
faced hardship and adversity by embracing
an entrepreneurial mindset. The character-
istics of the entrepreneurial mindset will
be dissected and applied to the student’s
own mindset and entrepreneurial potential.
Lecture 3 hours. Recommended Prepara-
tion: Eligibility for ENGL 120 or ESL 151.

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