HSE 084 — Oral Communication for High School Equivalency Learners
Expands the use of effective and appropriate oral communication skills for Adult Education NRS (National Reporting System) Advanced ESL learners. Focuses on building the knowledge and ability to actively participate in the U.S. workforce, academic environments and in interpersonal interactions. Students will use their high level English literacy skills to develop listening skills to decipher context clues from outside communications, learn to use appropriate oral language within different contexts, and learn to effectively speak to manage conversation and presentation skills. Topics may include life skills, civic engagement, academic language development, and workforce/career preparation. This is the fourth in a series of four courses for students of English who may have limited native language literacy akills. Students must take a language proficiency test before enrolling. Carries no transfer credit. May be repeated three times.