Course Description
A practical course covering essential learning skills: outlining, study skills, dictionary use, practical writing, and others. Many areas are relevant to the development of writing strategies.
Credits: 5
Course Content
Dictioanry Skills Unit 1
- Understand the components of the dictionary
- Use dictionary guide words
- Understand the meaning of words
- Use the Card Catalog and the Dewey Decimal System
- Understand the encyclopedia
- Learn to use the library
- Learn and practice study skills
The Newspaper Unit 2
- Learn to use the Newspaper Index
- Understand newspaper writing
- Recognize different kinds of news
- Understand Headlines
- Study a variety of advertisements
- Practice context reading skills
- Learn abbreviations in the newspaper
- Practice context reading skills
Telephone Directory, Banking, Graphs and Maps Unit 3
- Alphabetize the Telephone Directory
- Learn and use the Yellow Pages
- Understand the features of The United States Postal Service
- Evaluate and use the components of banking
- Study graphs and tables
- Work with maps
Social Security, Taxes and Voter Registration Unit 4
- Study the components of Social Security
- Use the Social Security Application
- Evaluate Social Security Taxes
- Answer questions related to Federal Income Tax Returns
- Understand and use the Withholding Tax Table
- Understand and use the W-2 Form
- Practice Income Tax vocabulary
- Learn voter registration criteria
- Learn directions for marking a voting ballot
The Employment Process Unit 5
- Practice vocabulary
- Review job applications
- Learn abbreviations
- Study Employment Development Department
- Learn and use Application Forms
- Evaluate personal appearance
- Learn interview skills
- Study rules of employment
- Practice Attitude Inventory
- Emphasize the importance of attendance and punctuality
- Learn the importance of responsibility and professionalism
- Evaluate loss of employment
