ELC PROGRAM INFORMATION
The English Language Center (ELC) offers three types of English classes:
Community English Classes• Pre-beginningtointermediate• Freeexceptfor$40materialsfee• Englishthroughlifeskills
Intensive English Classes• Pre-beginningtohigh-advanced• Fee-based• Academicskills(reading,writing,listening,speaking,grammar, pronunciation,andtestpreparation)
Business & Professional English Classes• Advancedclassesforbusinessand
other professionals• Fee-based• Englishforgettingorimprovingjobs
PLACEMENT TESTING AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION
August1 Thursday 5:30-7:30pmAugust7 Wednesday 5:30-6:30pmAugust12 Monday 5:30-6:30pmAugust13 Tuesday 10:00-11:00amAugust15 Thursday 5:30-6:30pmAugust20 Tuesday 5:30-7:30pmAugust21 Wednesday 10:00-11:00amAugust26 Monday 5:30-6:30pmAugust27 Tuesday 3:00-4:00pmAugust30 Friday 10:00-11:00am
Most classes begin the week
of September 3.
Aplacementtestisrequiredforallnewstudents.TheplacementtestswillbegivenduringthetimesonthechartaboveattheHickoryRidgeBuildinginroom200ontheHowardCommunityCollegecampus.Noappointmentisnecessary.Childrenarenotallowedintestingrooms.Studentsmustbe16oroldertoregister.Theonlyexceptionisthatnewstudentsareallowedtoenrolldirectlyintoonlineclasseswithoutaplacementtest.Seethoseclassesinthelastsectionofthebrochure.
Bring to registration:• Paymentforpayclasses• $40materialsfeeforallfreeclasses• Paywithcash,check,orcreditcard• Advisingsheetfromprevioussemester(forreturningstudentsonly)
Returning Students–FASTregistrationcanbedoneonlineandisavailableforreturningstudentswhocontinueatthesamelevel.ItisNOTavailablefornewstudentsorstudentschanginglevel.Gotowww.howardcc.edu/elcandclickon“FAST Registration”ontheleftmenubarforonlineregistrationandpaymentinformation.
Foradditionalinformation,pleasevisitwww.howardcc.edu/elc,call443-518-1680,[email protected](assistanceinotherlanguagesavailable).
IfyouareinterestedinanoncreditContinuingEducationBusiness&Englishcertificate,pleaseseepage9orvisitwww.howardcc.edu/elcformoreinformationonthisprogram.
OurEnglishInstitute(EI)offersafull-timeprogramforF1internationalstudentsandU.S.residents.Study18hoursaweek,receivespecialadvisingandsupport,andtakepartinmanyexcitingactivities.Visitwww.howardcc.edu/eiorcall443-518-1681foradditionalinformationaboutthisfast-trackEnglishprogram.
TherewillbenoclassesonNovember27toDecember1forThanksgivingrecess.
FALL 2013 COuRSE SChEDuLESeptember 3-December 7
PRE-BEgInnIng ESL CLaSSES
CoMMunIty EngLISh PRE-BEgInnIng aThisclassteacheslifeskillsandfocusesonlisteningandspeakingskills.Somereading,writing,andgrammarskillswillalsobetaught.ThisisapracticalclassforpeoplewhospeaknoEnglish.Freetuition;materialfeescollectedduringregistration.Mon,Wed,Fri7:30-9:20amSept16-Dec6 HickoryRidgeMon,Wed6:30-8:50pmSept9-Dec9 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu6:30-8:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu7:30-9:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
LIStEnIng anD SPEakIng foR PRE-BEgInnERS aThisisalisteningandspeakingclassforstudentswhospeaknoEnglish.LearnbasicwordsandexpressionstohelpadapttolifeintheU.S.Freetuition;materialfeescollectedduringregistration.Fri9:30am-12:00pmSept6-Dec6 HickoryRidgeSat9:30am-12:00pmSept7-Dec7 HickoryRidge
LEvEL 1 – BEgInnIng I ESL CLaSSES
CoMMunIty EngLISh 1aLearneveryday,practicalEnglishandalsodevelopskillsinlistening,speaking,reading,writing,andgrammar.Freetuition;materialfeescollectedduringregistration.Mon,Wed,Fri7:30-9:20amSept16-Dec6 HickoryRidgeMon,Wed6:30-8:50pmSept9-Dec9 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu6:30-8:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu7:30-9:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
EvERyDay SPokEn EngLISh aThisisaconversationclassfocusingoneverydayEnglishandisforstudentswhohavetakenLevel1and2butstillneedmorepractice.Contentandspeedaregoodforolderlearners.$150(BookIncluded).Course#YE-470.Tue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
IntEnSIvE EngLISh 1aWorkonallEnglishskills:listening,speaking,reading,writing,andgrammarinoneclass.Thecurriculumisacademicandchallengingyetpractical.$150(BookIncluded).Course#YE-420.Mon,Wed9:20-11:40amSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidge
LIStEnIng anD SPEakIng 1aImprovelistening,speaking,andpronunciationskillsinthisclassforbeginners.Learntheconversationskillsneededforeverydaylife.Freetuition;materialfeescollectedduringregistration.Fri9:30am-12:00pmSept6-Dec6 HickoryRidgeSat9:30am-12:00pmSept7-Dec7 HickoryRidge
A placement test is required for new students. See registration times.
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IntERaCtIvE SPEakIng 1aGetstartedtalkingandusingcorrectspokenEnglishineverydayconversations!Increasevocabularyandimprovepronunciationthroughactivepracticeandlotsoffeedback.$150(BookIncluded).Course#YE-439.Tue,Thu12:30-2:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
REaDIng anD WRItIng LItERaCy 1a/1BThisclassisforstudentswhospeaksomeEnglishbutdonotreadorwrite.Studentswithlimitededucationintheirfirstlanguageorwhocomefromalanguagesystemwithadifferentalphabetwouldbenefitfromthisclass.LearntopronounceandwritelettersandwordsinEnglish.Addnewvocabularyandlearnthebasicspellingpatterns.Freetuition;materialfeescollectedduringregistration.
Mon,Wed6:30-8:50pmSept9-Dec9(A/B) HickoryRidgeTue,Thu12:00-2:15pmSept3-Dec5(A) HickoryRidgeSat,9:30am-12:00pmSept7-Dec7(A) HickoryRidge
REaDIng anD WRItIng 1aThisisaspecialclassforstudentswhoalreadyknowthealphabetandsoundsinEnglishbutneedpracticewithspelling,reading,grammar,andverybasicwritingofshortphrasesandsentences.Forhelpwithbeginningliteracy,studentsshouldstartwithaReadingandWritingLiteracyclass.Freetuition;materialfeescollectedduringregistration.Mon,Wed6:30-8:50pmSept9-Dec9 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu12:00-2:15pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidgeSat9:30am-12:00pmSept7-Dec7 HickoryRidge
REaDIng anD voCaBuLaRy 1aReadinterestingshortstoriesandbookstoimprovereading,speaking,andwritingskills.Alsolearnmanynewvocabularywords.Activitiesincludespelling,oralreadingpractice,anddiscussion.$150(BookIncluded).Course#YE-467.Tue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
PRonunCIatIon anD SPELLIng 1 LearncorrectEnglishpronunciationandspellingrulesandhowtheyarerelated.BecomeabetterspellerandsoundmorelikeanAmericaninthisfun,interactiveclasswhilelearningessentialnewwords.$140(BookIncluded).Course#YE-423.Mon,Wed12:30-2:45pmSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidge
LEvEL 2 – BEgInnIng II ESL CLaSSES
CoMMunIty EngLISh 2aThisclassteachescommunityandworkplacelifeskillsandfocusesonlisteningandspeakingskills.Somereading,writing,andgrammarskillswillalsobetaught.ThisisapracticalclassforpeoplewhospeaklimitedEnglish.Freetuition;materialfeescollectedduringregistration.Mon,Wed,Fri7:30-9:20amSept16-Dec6 HickoryRidgeMon,Wed6:30-8:50pmSept9-Dec9 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu6:30-8:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu7:30-9:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
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EvERyDay SPokEn EngLISh aThisisaconversationclassfocusingoneverydayEnglishandisforstudentswhohavetakenLevel1and2butstillneedmorepractice.Contentandspeedaregoodforolderlearners.$150(BookIncluded).Course#YE-470.Tue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
IntEnSIvE EngLISh 2aImproveallEnglishskills:listening,speaking,reading,writing,andgrammarinoneclass.Thecurriculumisacademicandchallengingyetverypractical.$170(BookIncluded).Course#YE-559.Mon,Wed9:20-11:40amSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidge
LIStEnIng anD SPEakIng 2aImprovelistening,speaking,andpronunciationskillsinthisclassforupper-levelbeginningstudents.Learntheconversationskillsneededforeverydaylife.Freetuition;materialfeescollectedduringregistration.Fri9:30am-12:00pmSept6-Dec6 HickoryRidgeSat9:30am-12:00pmSept7-Dec7 HickoryRidge
IntERaCtIvE SPEakIng 2aGetstartedtalkingandusingcorrectspokenEnglishineverydayconversations!Increasevocabularyandimprovepronunciationthroughactivepracticeandlotsoffeedback.$170(BookIncluded).Course#YE-540.Tue,Thu12:30-2:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
gRaMMaR In aCtIon 2Thiscourseisagreatwaytolearngrammar!LearntherulesofEnglishgrammarinthisclassandthenhavelotsofspeakingandwritingpracticeusingthoserules.Thisisapracticalgrammarclassthatputsthegrammarrulesintoactive,everydayEnglishusage.$140(BookIncluded).Course#YE-531.Tue,Thu7:00-8:55pmSept10-Dec5 HickoryRidge
REaDIng anD voCaBuLaRy 2aReadinterestingshortstoriesandshortbookstoimprovereading,speaking,andwritingskillswhilelearningnewvocabulary!Activitieswillincludelotsoforalreadingpracticeanddiscussion.$170(BookIncluded).Course#YE-560.Tue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
WRItIng BaSICS 2aLearntowritegoodsentencesandshortparagraphsinEnglishforcommoneverydayactivities.Alsoimprovegrammarandvocabularyinthispractical,interactivewritingclass.Freetuition;materialfeescollectedduringregistration.Mon,Wed7:00-9:20pmSept9-Dec9 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu12:00-2:15pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
REaDIng anD WRItIng 2aImprovereadingandwritingskillsforeverydaylife.Learnhowtoreadunfamiliarwordsandimprovereadingcomprehension.Practicewritinggoodsentencesandshortparagraphsfornotes,letters,andemails.Freetuition;materialfeescollectedduringregistration.Tue,Thu7:30-9:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
WRItIng anD gRaMMaR 2Learnsentencewriting,shortparagraphwriting,newvocabulary,grammar,andspellinginoneclass.Perfectforbeginningstudentswhowanttodevelopcollegewritingskills.$170(BookIncluded).Mon,Wed9:30-11:45amSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidge
PRonunCIatIon IMPRovEMEnt 2PracticeEnglishpronunciationinthisfunclass!Usepoems,dialogues,videos,andgamestolearnpronunciationrules.Youwillvideotapeyourselfduringclasstimeandforhomework;yourteacherwillgiveyoufeedbackandsuggestionstohelpyouimproveyourpronunciation.$160(BookIncluded).Course#YE-526.Mon,Wed12:30-2:45pmSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidge
LEvEL 3 – IntERMEDIatE I ESL CLaSSES
CoMMunIty EngLISh 3aThisclassteachescommunityandworkplacelifeskillsandfocusesonlisteningandspeakingskills.Somereading,writing,andgrammarskillswillalsobetaught.ThisisapracticalclassforpeoplewhospeaksomeEnglish.Freetuition;materialfeescollectedduringregistration.
Mon,Wed6:30-8:50pmSept9-Dec9 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu6:30-8:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu7:30-9:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
IntEnSIvE EngLISh 3aWorkonallEnglishskills:listening,speaking,reading,writing,andgrammarinoneclass.Thecurriculumisacademicandchallengingyetverypractical.Thisclassisaperfectstartforstudentswhoeventuallywanttostudyatthecollegelevel.$220(BookIncluded).Course#YE-675.Mon,Wed,Fri7:30-9:20amSept16-Dec6 HickoryRidgeMon,Wed9:20-11:40amSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeFri9:30am-2:30pmSept6-Dec6* HickoryRidge(*ThisFridaysectionincludesspeakingactivitieswithAmericans.Thereisa30-minutelunchbreak.)
LIStEnIng anD SPEakIng 3aImprovecommunicationskillsbyparticipatinginactivelisteningandspeakingactivitiesinthispopularclassforintermediatelevelstudents.Increaseactivevocabularyandimprovepronunciation.Individualizedfeedbackfromaudio-andvideo-tapingincluded.$140(BookIncluded).Course#YE-657.Sat9:30am-12:00pmSept7-Dec7 HickoryRidge
IntERaCtIvE SPEakIng 3aThisclassisdesignedtogetyoutalkingandusingcorrectspokenEnglish!Thisisafast-movingclasswithlotsofconversation,pronunciationpractice,anduseofnewvocabulary.Learnthroughrepetition,dialogues,andskits.Individualizedfeedbackfromaudio-andvideo-tapingincluded.$220(BookIncluded).Course#YE-659.Mon,Wed12:30-2:45pmSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
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gRaMMaR In aCtIon 3Workonthosehard-to-understandstructuresinthisintermediate-levelgrammarclass.Thisclasswillbeanactive,useful,funwaytostudygrammar!LearntherulesofEnglishgrammarandthenpracticespeakingandwritingpracticeusingthoserules.$160(BookIncluded).Course#YE-645.Tue,Thu7:00-8:55pmSept10-Dec5 HickoryRidge
REaDIng anD voCaBuLaRy 3aReadinterestingshortstoriesandbookstoimprovereading,speaking,andwritingskillswhilelearningnewvocabulary!Activitieswillincludelotsofdiscussionandinteraction.$200(BookIncluded).Course#YE-628.Mon,Wed12:30-2:45pmSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
WRItIng anD gRaMMaR 3aDevelopsentenceandparagraphwritingskillsinthisintensiveclass.AlsolearnaboutspecificESLproblemswithvocabulary,spelling,andgrammar,anddiscoverhowtoavoidandcorrecttheseerrors.$200(BookIncluded).Mon,Wed9:30-11:45amSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeMon,Wed3:00-5:15pmSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu12:30-2:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
WRItIng BaSICS 3aImprovesentenceandparagraphwritingskills.AddresscommonESLmistakesingrammar,vocabulary,andspelling.ThisclassisperfectforESLstudentswhowanttodevelopwritingskillsforpersonaluse,employment,oracademicprograms(GEDorcollegestudy).$160(BookIncluded).Mon,Wed7:30-9:20pmSept9-Dec9 HickoryRidge
PRonunCIatIon IMPRovEMEnt 3ImproveEnglishpronunciationskillsinthispopularcourse.Focusonstress,intonation,andvowel/consonantsounds.Alsolearnhowtopronounceandspellnewwords.Videotapeyourselfandgethelpfulfeedbackfromyourteacher.$190(BookIncluded).Course#YE-641.Mon,Wed9:30-11:45amSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu12:30-2:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
我的名字是siyu, 我已经在HCC学习了两个学期。我觉得挺幸运的,因为我选择了一个很好的学校来完成我的英语学习计划。通过几个不同英语学习,学到了很多东西,这些将对我在大学的学习是非常有帮住的。在我学习一段时间后,我觉得读、说和写都变得容易了。因为我的语法和写作比口语和听力差,所以我着重选择了语法和写作课。到现在为止,在我说话的同时我也会避免语法错误,写作的同时不用一直借助翻译工具。然而好的老师更是锦上添花,他们很有教学经验,而且总是耐心地解释任何问题。我只想说,“到目前为止,一切都很顺利!"
My name is Siyu, and I’m from China. I have been studying at hCC for two semesters. I am lucky, because I chose a good school for my English study program. I take several classes at hCC, and I have learned many English skills that are beneficial for study in a university. I can read, talk and write more easily after studying
here. In my case, my grammar and writing are poorer than my speaking and listening, therefore I take the grammar and writing classes. Now, I can speak with correct sentences, and my writing is much better. The best teachers are the icing on the cake. They have so much knowledge to teach, and they are always patiently answer any questions. I just want to say, “So far, so good hCC!”
Siyu Wang, ChinaLevel 3
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EngLISh foR CItIzEnShIPThiscourseisaquick,easyintroductiontoU.S.governmentandhistoryforintermediatestudents.LearnEnglishandaboutU.S.governmentwhilepreparingfortheU.S.CitizenshipExam.Freetuition;materialfeescollectedduringregistration.Sat9:30am-12:00pmSept14-Nov23 HickoryRidge
LEvEL 4 – IntERMEDIatE II ESL CLaSSES
IntEnSIvE EngLISh 4aWorkonallEnglishskills:listening,speaking,reading,writing,andgrammarinoneclass.Thecurriculumisacademicandchallengingyetverypractical.Thisclassisperfectforstudentswhoarepreparingforcollegestudyorwantamoredemandingclass.$250(BookIncluded).Course#YE-763.Mon,Wed,Fri7:30-9:20amSept16-Dec6 HickoryRidgeMon,Wed9:20-11:40amSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu7:30-9:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidgeFri9:30am-2:30pmSept6-Dec6* HickoryRidge(*TheFridaysectionincludesspeakingactivitieswithAmericans.Thereisa30-minutelunchbreak.)
LEt’S JuSt taLk aImprovespontaneousspeakingskillsandexpandvocabularyinthishighintermediateconversationclass.Topicsarecurrentandinteresting.Receivesuggestionstoimprovespeakingabilities.Developbetterlisteningskills.$150(BookIncluded).Course#YE-703.Sat9:30am-12:00pmSept7-Dec7 HickoryRidge
IntERaCtIvE SPEakIng 4aSpeakmorelikeanativespeaker!Developconfidencewhilespeakinginanactive,funenvironment.Expandvocabularyandimprovepronunciationskills.Practicewhatyoulearnindialogues,role-plays,anddiscussions!Individualizedfeedbackfromaudio-andvideo-tapingincluded.$250(BookIncluded).Course#YE-740.Mon,Wed12:30-2:45pmSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu12:30-2:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
Ben 2012 yılının haziran ayında ailemle birlikte ABD nin Maryland eyaletine taşındım. O tarihten beri HCC de eşimle birlikte İngilizce eğitimi almaktayız. Howard çok düzenli, bakımlı ve yemyeşil bir şehir. HCC de eyaletteki en iyi Community College. HCC, İngilizce’ yi çabuk ve kolayca öğrenmek isteyen yabancı öğrencilere değişik alternatifler sunmaktadır. Bunun yanı sıra farklı ülkelerden gelen öğrencilerle arkadaşlıklar kurabilmek ve onların kültürlerini tanıma fırsatını bulmak da çok harika. 25 Yıldan sonra tekrar okula dönmek bizim için heyecan verici bir deneyim oldu. İngilizce eğitimi alırken, üniversite kampüsünün kolaylıklarından faydalanmak ve dil eğitimini tamamladıktan sonra aynı yerde üniversite eğitimine devam edebilmekte önemli bir avantaj.
I just moved to the uSA - Maryland with my family in June, 2012. Since then, my wife and I have been studying English at hCC.
howard County is a well ordered, well kept, very green, fascinating place and hCC is a magnificent school in this state. hCC offers different alternatives to international students who want to learn English quickly and easily. Besides, students meet a lot of friends from different countries and get chance to learn their cultures. It was an incredible experience for us to go back to school after 25 years. I’m glad that I could take advantage of the college campus while learning English. It’s the best way to start to college after an English education at same school.
Suleyman Kocak, TurkeyLevel 4
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gRaMMaR In aCtIon 4Areyoustrugglingtousegrammarcorrectlywhenyouwriteorspeak?DoyouneedmoreaccurateEnglishforyourjob,forfutureeducation,ortohelpyourchildrenathome?Thisclassisforstudentswhowanttocorrectspecificgrammarproblemsinspeakingandwriting.Practiceapplyingtherulesthatyoulearn!$180(BookIncluded).Course#YE-732.Tue,Thu7:00-8:55pmSept10-Dec5 HickoryRidge
REaDIng anD voCaBuLaRy 4aReadinterestingshortstoriesandbookstoimprovereading,speaking,andwritingskillswhilelearningnewvocabulary!Activitieswillincludelotsofdiscussionandinteraction.Increaseyourreadingspeedandimprovecomprehension.$230(BookIncluded).Course#YE-764.Mon,Wed12:30-2:45pmSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
WRItIng anD gRaMMaR 4Improveacademicwritingskills!Thisupper-intermediatelevelclassfocusesonparagraph-levelwritingtasks.Throughwriting,addressESLproblemswithvocabulary,spelling,andgrammar.PrepareforcollegeclassesortheTOEFL.Basiccomputertypingskillsrequired.$230(BookIncluded).Mon,Wed9:30-11:45amSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeMon,Wed3:00-5:15pmSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu12:30-2:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
WRItIng BaSICS 4aWritingiscriticaltoyourfuturesuccess!PreparefortheGED,collegestudies,orthedemandsofyourjobinthisclass.Learnshortresponsewriting,paragraphwriting,newvocabulary,andgrammar,allinoneclass.$180(BookIncluded).Mon,Wed7:30-9:20pmSept9-Dec9 HickoryRidge
PRonunCIatIon IMPRovEMEnt 4Practicestress,intonation,andthesoundsofAmericanEnglishinthispopularcourse.Alsolearnhowtopronounceandspellnewwords.Videotapeyourselfandgethelpfulfeedbackfromyourteacher.Havefunwhileyouimproveyourpronunciation!$210(BookIncluded).Course#YE-730.Mon,Wed9:30-11:45amSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidge
IntRo to toEfLThisisaLevel4classforstudentswhowouldliketobeginpreparingfortheTOEFLexambutarenotreadyfortheadvancedTOEFLpreparationcourse.Theclassischallengingandintensive,butnotasdifficultastheAdvancedTOEFLPreparation.$250(BookIncluded).Course#YE-754.Tue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
uSIng EngLISh In thE CoMMunIty(IntII&Adv)Oneofourmostpopularclasses!Upper-levelintermediateoradvancedstudentswillhaveachancetospeakwithnativespeakersbyperformingvolunteerserviceinthecommunity.Choicesforvolunteerservicewillcomefromreputablecommunityorganizations.Inclass,studentswillreflectonexperiencesanduseEnglishforreading,writing,listening,andspeakingactivities.OutsidespeakersandvideoswillbroadenexposuretoEnglish.ImproveEnglishandjob-readinessskills.***Hoursoutsideofclassrequired.***Mustbewillingtocommittoregular,weeklyhoursoff-campus(minimum3-4hours/week).Thirty(30)in-classhoursandapproximately30out-of-classhours.$240(BookandELCT-shirtIncluded).Course#YE-710.Wed9:30-11:45amSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidge
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EngLISh foR JoB SuCCESS (IntII&AdvI)Seecoursedescriptiononpage9.Wed6:30-9:40pmSept11-Dec4 HickoryRidge
SIx StEPS to CLEaRER PRonunCIatIon(IntII&Adv)Seecoursedescriptiononpage11.Sept23(Mon)-Nov8(Fri) Online
LEvEL 5 – aDvanCED I ESL CLaSSES
IntEnSIvE EngLISh 5aWorkonallEnglishskills:listening,speaking,reading,writing,andgrammarinoneclass.Thecurriculumisacademicandchallengingyetverypractical.Thisclassisperfectforstudentswhoarepreparingforcollegestudyorwantamoredemandingclass.$280(BookIncluded).Course#YE-848.Mon,Wed,Fri7:30-9:20amSept16-Dec6 HickoryRidgeMon,Wed9:20-11:40amSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu7:30-9:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
IntERaCtIvE SPEakIng 5aSpeakmorelikeanativespeaker!Developconfidencewhilepracticingspeakinginanactive,funenvironment.Expandvocabularyandimprovepronunciationskills.Practicewhatyoulearnindialogues,role-plays,anddiscussions!Individualizedfeedbackfromaudio-andvideo-tapingincluded.$280(BookIncluded).Course#YE-849.Mon,Wed12:30-2:45pmSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu12:30-2:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
aDvanCED toPICS foR ConvERSatIonParticipateinactivediscussionsaboutlifeintheUSAwithanemphasisonculture,food,travel,history,currentevents,andcustoms.Emphasiswillbeonlearningnewvocabulary,idioms,andpronunciation.Studentswillalsogainconfidencespeakinginfrontofagroup.$160(BookIncluded).Course#YE-819.Mon3:00-5:25pmSept9-Dec2 HickoryRidge
WRItIng anD gRaMMaR 5Advancedstudents,don’tmissthischancetoimproveacademicwritingskills.IfyouareplanningtoattendacollegeoruniversityintheU.S.ortaketheTOEFL,thisclasswillhelpyoudevelopthewritingskillstobesuccessful.Focusonorganization,editing,anddevelopingwell-writtenessaysandaddressESLproblemswithvocabulary,spelling,andgrammar.$250(BookIncluded).Mon,Wed3:00-5:15pmSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu12:30-2:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
REaDIng anD voCaBuLaRy 5Readinterestingarticlesandbookstoimprovereading,speaking,andwritingskillswhilelearningnewvocabulary!Activitieswillincludelotsofdiscussionandinteraction.Thisacademicandinterestingclasswillincreasereadingspeedandimprovereadingcomprehension.Thisclassisperfectforstudentswhoarepreparingforcollegestudyorwantamoredemandingclass.$230(BookIncluded).Course#YE-804.
Tue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
PRonunCIatIon IMPRovEMEnt 5 (AdvI&II)Increaseyourconfidencebylearningrulesforbetterpronunciationandsoundmorelikeanativespeaker!Practiceinclasswithdialogues,shortplays,andbriefpresentations.Videotapeyourselfandgethelpfulfeedbackfromyourteacher.$240(BookIncluded).Course#YE-839.Mon,Wed9:30-11:45amSept4-Dec4 HickoryRidge
aDvanCED toEfL PREPaRatIon (AdvI&II)Thiscourseisdesignedtohelpstudentsdeveloptheadvancedgrammar,reading,writing,listening,andspeakingskillsrequiredonthenewiBTversionoftheTOEFL.Workwithlabsoftwareandonlineprograms.$290(BookIncluded).Course#YE-908.Tue,Thu9:15-11:30amSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidgeTue,Thu7:30-9:45pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
tRanSItIon to CoLLEgEAreyouplanningtogotoacollegeoruniversityintheUnitedStates?Tobesuccessful,
younotonlyneedtolearnEnglish,butalsohowtoadapttotheU.S.classroomculture,interactwithprofessors,andrelatetoAmericanstudents.Theclasswillintroduceacademicstrategies,suchasnote-taking,criticalthinking,andtime/stressmanagement.Aspartoftheclass,youwillalsoreceiveanoverviewoftheU.S.highereducationsystemandassistancewiththeapplicationprocessaswellasvisitacollegeadmissionsoffice.Youwillalsohavetheopportunitytositinonseveralactualcollegelectures.ThisclassisaMUSTforstudentsinterestedin
enteringU.S.collegeorgraduateprograms.$160(BookIncluded).Course#YE-863.Tue,Thu1:00-2:30pmSept3-Dec5 HickoryRidge
SIx StEPS to CLEaRER PRonunCIatIon (IntII&Adv)Seecoursedescriptiononpage11.Sept23(Mon)-Nov8(Fri) Online
ContInuIng EDuCatIon BuSInESS & PRofESSIonaL CERtIfICatE ESL CLaSSES
EarnaBusiness&ProfessionalEnglishcertificatebycompletingatleastthreebusinessandprofessionalEnglishclasseswithin18months.Buildyourwrittenandoralcommunicationcompetencieswhilegainingvaluableknowledgeandskillstosucceedintheworkplace.NotethattheseareContinuingEducationnoncreditcertificates.
EngLISh foR JoB SuCCESS *Business/Professional Certificate*(IntII&AdvI)Areyoulookingforabetterjob,orareyounewtotheworkplaceintheUnitedStates?Thispracticalclassfornon-nativespeakerswillhelpyouimproveyourlanguageskillsandculturalknowledgetosucceedintheAmericanworkplace.Youwilllearnnewvocabularywhilebuildingyourlisteningandspeakingskills.Topicswillincludetypesofjobsandqualifications,understandingpaychecksandbenefits,negotiatingjoboffers,usingthetelephone,resumewriting,professionaldevelopment,networking,andthecultureoftheU.S.workplace.$145(BookIncluded).Course#YE-762.Wed6:30-9:40pmSept11-Dec4 HickoryRidge
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EngLISh foR EffECtIvE PRESEntatIonS *Business/Professional Certificate* (AdvI&II)ImproveEnglish-speakingskillsinthisclassforadvancedspeakerswhoneedtodevelopeffectivecommunicationskillsforeitherprofessionaloracademicpursuits.Becomeabettercommunicatorthroughdiscussions,oralreadings,andshortpresentations.Emphasiswillbeonorganizationalstrategiesaswellasphysicalpresentationskillssuchasbodylanguageandspeechproduction.Practiceusingaudio-visualaidsforpresentationsand
learnhowtocreateeffectivePowerPointpresentations.Individualizedfeedbackfromaudio-andvideo-tapingincluded.$250(BookIncluded).Course#YE-834.Mon,Wed12:30-2:00pmSept9-Dec4 HickoryRidge
EngLISh foR BuSInESS CoMMunICatIon *Business/Professional Certificate*(AdvI&II)ThiscourseisdesignedtoimprovetheEnglishskillsofthebusinessprofessionalorsomeoneinterestedinbusinesspursuits.Writtenandoralcommunicationpracticewillfocusaroundthesetopics:culturaldiversity,socializing,usingthetelephone,negotiating,makingpresentations,interviewing,recruiting,andparticipatinginmeetings.$260(BookIncluded).Course#YE-811.Mon,Wed10:00-11:50amSept9-Dec4 HickoryRidge
EngLISh foR ManagERS *Business/Professional Certificate*(AdvI&II)Thiscourseisdesignedforadvancedstudentswhowishtodeveloplanguageskillsintheareaofmanagement.Thecoursefocusesoncurrentmanagementtopicsincludingleadershipstyles,motivation,recruiting,marketing,useofteams,strategy,dealingwithchange,managingacrosscultures,downsizing,finances,andriskmanagementanddecisionmaking.Akeycomponentofthecourseisexposuretocontemporarymanagementvocabulary.$220(BookIncluded).Course#YE-860.Tue,Thu7:00-9:10pmSept10-Nov21 HickoryRidge
PRofESSIonaL WRItIng *Business/Professional Certificate* (AdvI&II)Thisadvanced-levelESLwritingcoursewillprepareprofessionalsforbusiness/professionalwriting.Workonvarioustypesofprofessionalwritingsuchase-mailcorrespondence,conventions,memos,shortreports,summaries,businessletters,coverletters,andresumes.Vocabularyandgrammarwillbecoveredaswell.Basiccomputerskillsarerequired.Mon6:30-9:40pmSept9-Dec2$250(BookIncluded)Course#YE-815 HickoryRidgeOnlineoption:Sept23-Nov8$210(Bookmustbepurchasedseparately).Course#YE-816
aDvanCED PRonunCIatIon tRaInIng *Business/Professional Certificate* (AdvI&II)ReduceyourforeignaccentandlearntopronounceEnglishinawaythatwillmakeothersunderstandyoubetter!Youwillreceiveclassroominstructionusingthenewestapproachesandlaboratoryprograms.Onfourclassdays,specialindividualsessionswillbeheldinsteadoftheregularclass.Duringthesesessions,youwillworkwithtrainedpronunciationprofessionalswhowillhelpbuildyourspeechprofileandgiveyouspecificerrorstoeliminate.Thisisaperfectclassforbusinessprofessionals,academicinstructors,orstudentswishingtoimprovespeakingforbusinessoracademicpurposes.$300(BookIncluded).Course#YE-813.Mon,Wed7:00-9:20pmSept9-Nov20 HickoryRidge
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BuSInESS IDIoMS *Business/Professional Certificate*(AdvI&II)IdiomsareeverywhereintheAmericanworkplace.Ifyoudonotusethesecommonlyspokenphrases,youmaysoundformalandstifftocolleaguesandclients.Inthisinteractiveclass,youwill“rollupyoursleeves”andlearnhowtousethemostcommonidiomsandrespondconfidentlywhenyouheartheminconversationorseetheminwriting.Course#YE-865.Fri9:20am-12:00pmSept6-Dec6$200(Bookincluded) HickoryRidgeOnlineoption:Sept23-Nov8$160(Bookmustbepurchasedseparately).Course#YE-866.
CItIzEnShIP PREPaRatIon
EngLISh foR CItIzEnShIPThiscourseisaquick,easyintroductiontoU.S.governmentandhistoryforintermediatestudents.LearnEnglishandaboutU.S.governmentwhilepreparingfortheU.S.CitizenshipExam.Freetuition;materialfeescollectedduringregistration.Sat9:30am-12:00pmSept14-Nov23 HickoryRidge
onLInE anD CoMPutER ESL CLaSSES
Studentscanregisterforonlineclassesinpersonorelectronically.Foronlineregistration,[email protected].
Ifyouareinanonlineclass,yourinstructorwillcontactyouwithdetailsabouthowtobegintheclassandhowtopurchasethetextbookifrequired.Formoreinformation,gototheELCwebsite,www.howardcc.edu/elc,andclickintheleftcolumn:“OnlineClasses.”
SIx StEPS to CLEaRER PRonunCIatIon(IntII&Adv)Practicepronunciationinthecomfortofyourownhome,anywhereintheworld!YourHCCELCinstructorwillguideyouthroughsix,detailedvideolessons,withexercisestopracticeonyourown.Videotapeyourselfwitheasy-to-usetechnology,andyourinstructorwillrespondprivatelytoyouwithfeedbackandsuggestions.Awebcamwithamicrophoneisrequired!$135(Nobookrequired).Course#YE-745.Sept23(Mon)-Nov8(Fri) Online
PRofESSIonaL WRItIng onLInE(AdvI&II)Seecoursedescriptiononpage10.Sept23(Mon)-Nov8(Fri) Online
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Applicant Qualifications:• must be native or native-like speaker of English• responsible, reliable, and professional• great communication skills
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Cover students: Maria Salazar (left), Cristina Bastidas (right) from Venezuela; Photo by: Chuni Wang