Applied Linguistics & Language
Arts & Humanities Division
Student Alert: 356 BCC courses renumbered and/or renamed starting summer 2008. For example, Speech 200 is now Communication Studies 210. If you have taken courses at BCC prior to summer 2008, visit our Common Course Number Advisory website to learn more and view a list of changed courses.
- ALL 111 Accent Modification . 4 CR
- Focuses on the most distinctive sound patterns of English: stress, intonation, and rhythm. Students work on changing oral muscle habits of difficult individual English sounds and how to reduce their accent and develop confidence in speaking in academic environments with native-English speakers.
- ALL 121 Cultural Components . 4 CR
- One of two courses recommended for ESL students before enrolling in the Seminar in Academic Communication. Students learn communication strategies appropriate in an academic environment: e.g., critical evaluation and clarification of claims and positions, small group discussion strategies, oral persuasion, and conflict and resolution strategies.
- ALL 122 Listening to Lectures . 5 CR
- Introduces students to common rhetorical patterns of organization used in academic lectures. Students develop active listening strategies including recognizing rhetorical cues, analyzing and synthesizing academic information and demonstrate these competencies through note taking, short answer tests, and the creation of lectures.
- ALL 130 Writing From Sources . 5 CR
- A lower-division writing course designed to help students bypass upper-division language prerequisites upon transferring to 4-year institutions. It follows the Academic English Program curriculum (required of non-native speakers of English as a prerequisite for graduation) that is taught at the University of Washington. Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 (prev ENGL 101) with a C- or better or permission of instructor.
- ALL 290 Internship Preparation . 5 CR
- Course prepares non-native speakers of English with the skills, strategies, and resources to successfully pursue internships in their fields of interest. Students prepare work portfolios, research areas of interest and practice oral communication techniques to enhance their career/employment opportunities. Note: Must be IBP student, international student eligible for practical training, or other non-native speaker of English approved by the program chair or faculty. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.