Course Syllabi

Structure 3 incorporates integrated language instruction with an emphasis on intermediate level grammatical concepts. Students will be exposed to a variety of grammatical concepts and be given the opportunity to use these concepts maniuplatively, meaningfully, and communicatively.

This course builds upon students’ basic reading and critical thinking skills in English. Classroom activities will give students an opportunity to read, listen, speak, develop vocabulary, and collaborate in English at a more advanced level.

This course is designed to develop fluency in writing for advanced ESL students. Emphasis will be placed on improving students’ vocabulary, writing, and grammatical skills.

This course incorporates integrated language instruction with an emphasis on aural/oral and reading skills. Students will be exposed to a variety of themes. They will then be given the opportunity to use these themes manipulatively, meaningfully, and communicatively to improve listening, speaking and reading abilities.

This course is designed to develop reading and writing skills for intermediate to upper intermediate ESL students. Emphasis will be placed on improving students? vocabulary development, reading strategies and written organizational skills in multi-paragraph essays using appropriate grammatical structures.

Structure 4 incorporates integrated language instruction with an emphasis on high-intermediate grammatical concepts. Students will be exposed to a variety of grammatical concepts and be given the opportunity to use these concepts manipulatively, meaningfully and communicatively.

Conversation 3, 4, and 5 incorporates integrated language instruction with an emphasis on aural/ oral skills at the intermediate to high inter- mediate levels. Students will learn and apply a variety of techniques designed to improve aural comprehension as well as develop converstional fluency based on discussions.

Advanced communication skills with emphasis on oral communication and pronunciation in social situations.

Integrated language instruction with an emphasis on idioms, expressions specific to American English, and cultural information and statistics on life in the United States.

This course provides students with an opportunity to improve their comprehension and production of the sound system in North American English. Students will be exposed to a variety of concepts and techniques designed to increase competence in these areas. Special emphasis wil be placed on the areas of difficulty for speakers of languages represented in the class.

This course is designed to expand the academic vocabulary of users of English as a second language at the high-intermediate and advanced levels. Emphasis will be placed on the meaning and use of lexical terms in context from a variety of academic fields.

An overview of current health topics relevant to students that stimulate awareness of personal health decisions and their relationship to optimal self-care patterns and lifestyles.

A general overview of the disciplines and professions associated with the field of kinesiology and physical education. The basic history, philosophy and theory of each discipline will be covered.. Relevant career potential will also be examined.

This course covers the basic principles of nutrition and the interactions between nutrition and fitness training. Topics include dietary practices and nutrient intake modifications that affect physical performance, including intake of energy nutrients, vitamins, water, electrolytes, and dietary supplements. It also covers the study of body weight and body composition, as well as factors that affect body weight and the effect of the body composition on physical performance.

Essentials to personal fitness training.; assessment; exercise technique and training instruction; program design; considerations in nutrition; client relations and behavioral coaching; and professional development, practice, and responsibility.

Basic principles of fitness for the prospective fitness professional and characteristics of quality communication and fitness leadership. Topics include behavior modification, enhancing motivation components of fitness, fitness assessment, risk stratification, exercise programming and modifications.

Fundamental methods of instructing and leading fitness activities including flexibility activities. Core competencies identified by professional certification agencies.

Fundamental methods of instructing and leading fitness activities including strength and conditioning activities. Core competencies identified by professional certification agencies.

Fundamental methods of instructing and leading fitness activities including cardiorespiratory exercises and activities. Core competencies identified by professional certification agencies.

Principles of exercise science applied to physical fitness. Major factors related to the function of the human body with emphasis placed on anatomy/physiology, exercise physiology, and biomechanics.