Classes and Training
Elementary Chinese I
A new language course, Elementary
Chinese I (CN 101X, Course Reference Number: 26574),
will be offered at Montgomery College, Rockville campus, in Fall 2001
as a component of the Education Department’s Title VI-A grant the
College received to develop and internationalize the curriculum. Elementary
Chinese I is a beginning language course focusing on the study
of Chinese language and culture. Students will be trained in the four
language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing and instruction
will incorporate a variety of approaches. No prior knowledge of Chinese
is required. The class will meet on Monday and Wednesday, 5:00
– 6:15 p.m. Three (3) college-level credits will be accrued
upon satisfactory completion of the course and are transferable to
other two-year or four-year institutions. Enrolment is currently on-going.
Register in person, by phone: 301-738-8000, or by Web: www.montgomerycollege.org
History of Asian Americans
A new course on Asian Americans,
History of Asian Americans (HS 137, Course Reference
Number: 25811) will be offered by the History Department at Montgomery,
Rockville campus, in Fall 2001. This is a general studies course and
topics include Asian immigration under capitalism, discrimination
and exclusion, resistance to oppression, new immigrants from Asia,
and myth of the "model minority." The course meets the college's
multicultural requirements and the credits accrued (3 credits) are
transferable to other two-year
or four-year institutions. The class will meet on Thursday at 6:30-9:10
p.m. Enrolment is currently on-going. Register in person, by phone:
301-738-8000, or by Web: www.montgomerycollege.org
SAT Verbal (12 x 2 hours)
Instructor: Fairfax County Public School English teachers.
This SAT verbal prep class focuses on strategies for test taking.
Student will get familiar with powerful strategies and will learn
all levels of English vocabulary, reading comprehension,
grammar, listening comprehension, writing skills, and how to apply
them in the real test. The types of problems in each of the three
sections (Sentence Compilations, Analogies, Critical Reading and Vocabulary
) will be analyzed and the ways to crack them will be taught and practiced
in 12-meeting classes.
Mock tests will be given at the beginning, middle and the end of the
course so the students will be able to see their progress as
well as their individual weakness.
SAT Math Preparation (24 hours/each
Instructor is a master in math.
Helps prepare students to practice and review all levels of
math skills, and test-taking strategies for the SAT Introduction to
SAT MATH; Average, Mean, Mode and Frequency , Ratio; Exponent, Roots,
Probability and Combination; Factoring polynomial; Midterm,
equations. Quadratic Equations, Function; Inequality, line;
Triangle, Trigonometric; Circle; Quadrilaterals, Boxes and cans, coordinate
geometry; Quantitative comparison / Final test
Accent Modification
Language and articulation for individuals of any age--improve pronunciation,
articulation, inflection, understanding of idioms and English expressions.
It will help the students to see their progress as well as their individual
weakness. Classes are to start on Sunday, February 3 afternoon (depends
on the participation). This course is focused on:
English Consonants and Vowels from A to Z
Plosive Consonants and Front Vowels
Fricative Consonants and Back Vowels
Affricative and Nasal Consonants and Central Vowels
Glides(Semivowels) and Diphthongs
About the instructor of "Accent Modification" - Gwendolyn
E. Talbot holds a Master of Arts Degree from the University of Arizona
in Speech Language Pathology . She is an excellent professional
language Pathologist and Public School English/ Speech Instructor
and has worked in the field since 1969. She has been president and
CEO of Speech Pathology Consultant Services, P.C. in Manassas, Va.
since 1975. She also works for the Manassas City Public as a
Speech Pathologist for Junior and Senior High Schools. She is a Distinguished
Toastmaster (DTM) and in 1995 received the highest award offered by
Toastmasters International, A Presidential
Citation
English Writing Skills
Instructor has Certificate for teaching.
This class focuses on Writing with Style: writing for school and everyday
life-- to help students improve their overall writing ability through
a variety of strategies -- topic of a paragraph, sentence and words,
improve grammar, syntax, punctuation, organization and reading
comprehension; resume, business and personal letter, essay,
term paper writing , book report writing and more.
Classes Starting Date: Sunday, February 3
SAT Math: 1:30-5:30PM
SAT Verbal: 3:30-5:30 PM
Registration Required
Location: Thompson Hall, GMU, Fairfax Campus
Parking: Lot J & K are free
Contact: in Chinese or English:
(703) 978-7905; 703-241-5569, 703-502-0533, 703-978-6323
Web Links: www.chinesedc.com/nwbi
