ELA 71 - Office Skills 1

8.0 Credits
Office Skills Part 1 is an intermediate to advanced ELA course with a focus on building skills for working in an office or transitioning to college. Students build small talk and organizational/filing skills; explore and use the Windows operating system, Microsoft Word, Google Slides; and learn to write professional emails while expanding reading, writing, speaking, listening, and grammar. For students in levels 40-60 (level 30 students permitted in special circumstances). This class is aligned with the Career and College Readiness Standards (CCRS), as outlined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2016. Placement by instructor or advisor.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate ability to use speaking and clarification strategies to understand and participate in formal and informal conversations.
Demonstrate ability to use American punctuation rules and alphabetical order to organize and file information.
Demonstrate ability to apply reading strategies to learn about life and work culture in the U.S.
Demonstrate ability to create, revise, and edit an academic paragraph and a simple essay.
Demonstrate ability to use technology to navigate a learning management system and apply computer application skills for academic and workplace communication.

Course Typically Offered
Fall