Hello deedee34-ga,
I live in Los Angeles and I am familiar with the schools in your area.
I believe that the school closest to where you are that has the type
of courses that you are looking for is Santa Monica College.
http://www.smc.edu
Santa Monica College is one of the nine campuses of the Los Angeles
Community College District.
http://marlin.laccd.edu/district
It is located at:
1900 Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405
http://www.smc.edu/campusmap/default.htm
Santa Monica College has several courses that meet your description,
which will be offered during the Summer 2003 session.
http://www.smc.edu/schedules/2003/summer/default.htm
(Use the menu on the left side of the page to see the course category
listings)
The following English composition and writing courses will be offered:
“ENGL 1, READING AND COMPOSITION 1 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 1A (English Composition) •
Prerequisite: English 21B or 22, ESL 21B or Group A on the Placement
Test.
This introductory course in rhetoric emphasizes clear, effective
written communication and preparation of the research paper.”
“ENGL 22, WRITING LABORATORY (3,3) 3 UNITS
PREREQUISITE: English 21A.
This course provides extensive practice in composition, from
pre-writing activities through rough drafts to final drafts, from
single paragraphs to themes of several pages. Review of the
fundamentals is assigned where needed.”
“ENGL 2, CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 1B (English Critical Thinking) •
Prerequisite: English 1.
This course helps students to develop their critical thinking and
writing skills beyond the level achieved in English 1. The course
emphasizes the application of logical reasoning, analysis, and
strategies of argumentation in critical thinking and writing, using
literature (both fiction and non-fiction) and literary criticism as
subject matter.”
“ENGL 81C, THE BASIC COLLEGE ESSAY 3 UNITS
PREREQUISITE: Credit in English 81B.
English 81C focuses upon the basic college essay and the prewriting
techniques useful to its creation. Varieties of essays are studied as
those sentence skills that aim to locate and correct major sentence
errors. The lab is arranged by the student and done on a weekly
basis.”
Determining which course is most appropriate for your son will depend
on his current skill level. Every student who wishes to enroll in an
English class at Santa Monica College for the first time must be
assessed.
http://www.smc.edu/assessment
The following courses will be offered this summer at Santa Monica
College, which address study skills:
“HUMDEV 1, DEVELOPING LEARNING SKILLS 1 UNIT
PREREQUISITE: None.
This course is designed to help students at all academic levels to
improve their study skills in reading textbooks, taking notes, setting
goals, preparing for examinations, and managing time. This course is
offered on a credit/no credit basis only.”
“HUMDEV 20, STUDENT SUCCESS SEMINAR 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: None.
This course provides an exploration of intellectual, psychological,
social, and physical factors that impact lifelong learning, wellbeing,
and success. Topics include motivation and self-efficacy; critical
thinking and effective study strategies; health issues and lifestyle
choices; relating to others in a diverse world; effective written and
oral communication; time management; career exploration; and transfer
and educational planning.”
For information about admissions at Santa Monica College:
http://www.smc.edu/admissions.html
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West Los Angeles College offers similar courses, however their Summer
2003 session schedule is not yet available. I called the school, and
they said that the schedule will not be available until mid May.
http://www.wlac.edu
The following relevant courses are listed in their catalog:
http://www.wlac.cc.ca.us/catalog/courses_desc.htm
ENGLISH
“21 English Fundamentals (3) NDA
Prerequisite: Appropriate placement level demonstrated through the
English assessment process.
English Fundamentals is a course in beginning critical reading and the
writing of short essays.”
“28 Intermediate Reading and Composition (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of English 21 or English 73 with a grade of
"C" or better, or appropriate placement level demonstrated through the
English assessment process.
This is a course in written composition and critical reading. It is a
prerequisite for English 101. The emphasis is on writing based
primarily on critical reading, and secondarily on life experiences.
Required: nine to ten compositions, including at least six essays of
500 to 750 words each.”
“31 Composition and Critical Reading (5)
Prerequisite: Successful completion of English 21 or 73, appropriate
placement level demonstrated through the English assessment process,
or consent of the instructor.
This class focuses on academic reading and writing with particular
emphasis on writing full-length essays. Analytic reading techniques
are taught using a variety of sources including subject-area
textbooks, magazine articles, essays, and a variety of literature.
Students discuss and analyze these sources as basis for eight to ten
full-length papers, and several short papers.”
“46 Reading and Study Improvement (3) NDA
This course is designed to aid the student in increasing reading and
studying efficiency. Each student is assisted in analyzing reading
skills and, by means of intensive practice with a variety of reading
materials, learns how to read more effectively for a variety of
purposes: textbook reading, on-the-job reading tasks and other
situations where rapid reading and high retention are desirable.”
“67 Writing Laboratory (.5)
This course is designed to improve the student's writing ability by
providing supervised instruction emphasizing individual conferences.
Completion of specific assignments are based on personal needs and
skills required in both English and other college courses.”
“73 Beginning College Reading and Writing (3)
Prerequisite: Same as English 21.
This course provides integrated methods of reading, writing, and
critical thinking in preparation for college reading and composition
courses (English 28 and English 101). The class teaches basic language
conventions and editing skills.”
“101 College Reading and Composition I (3) UC:CSU
Prerequisite: Appropriate placement level demonstrated through the
English assessment process or a grade of "C" or better in English 28.
This course teaches students to write college-level essays as a result
of and in response to reading and analyzing college-level texts. This
course focuses equally on writing and critical reading of a diverse
variety of authors. Texts may include full length works and literature
of all kinds. Students will learn to prepare a research paper in which
they accurately, clearly, and coherently synthesize ideas and
information from a variety of sources and points of view. Concurrent
enrollment in Library Science 101, which provides instruction in basic
library research methods, is strongly recommended. Acceptable for
English 3 credit, UCLA.”
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
“1 Introduction to College (1) RPT 1 NDA
This course covers educational and vocational planning, including
preparation of a detailed term-by-term plan, fixing of goals and
objectives, career guidance, library skills, institutional roles and
governance, student government, and deficiencies in preparation with
relation to objectives and study skills.”
“5 College Survival (2) CSU”
Enabling students to survive and succeed in a college program.
Emphasis will be placed on development of making informed decisions,
study skills, productive time management, financial planning and other
personal development skills.
“17 College Survival Skills (1) CSU
This course provides the student with a variety of survival skills
necessary to become a successful college student, including
instruction on study skills, time management, stress management,
identifying educational and career goals, utilizing library resources,
etc.”
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UCLA will be offering some writing courses this summer as well:
“2. Approaches to University Writing. (5)
Lecture, four hours. Requisite: course A with a grade of C or better
or appropriate score on Subject A Examination. Second course in
university-level discourse, with analysis and critique of
university-level texts. Emphasis on revision for argumentative
coherence and effective style. Completion of course with a grade of C
or better satisfies Subject A requirement. Letter grading.”
http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/summer/detselect.asp?termsel=031&subareasel=ENGCOMP&idxcrs=0002++++AM
http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/Catalog/catalog-275.htm#pgfId-25431
“4W. Critical Reading and Writing. (5)
(Formerly numbered 4.) Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite:
English Composition 3 or 3H. Not open for credit to students with
credit for former course 4. Introduction to literary analysis, with
close reading and carefully written exposition of selections from
principal modes of literature: poetry, prose fiction, and drama.
Minimum of four papers (three to five pages each) and two in-class
essays. Satisfies Letters and Science Writing II requirement. Letter
grading.”
http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/summer/detselect.asp?termsel=031&subareasel=ENGL&idxcrs=0004W+++6A
http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/Catalog/catalog-269.htm#pgfId-16173
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Loyola Marymount University will also be offering an introductory
writing course this summer:
“ENGL 110 College Writing I
3 Semester Hours
The art of clear and effective college writing. This course will teach
students how to generate clear and persuasive expository prose
suitable to a variety of academic disciplines.”
http://extension.lmu.edu/Summer/2003Summer-WebBulletin.pdf
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I hope you have found this information helpful. If you have any
questions, or need further information, please request clarification
prior to rating the answer. I would be happy to provide further
assistance.
Best wishes to your son in college.
Googlenut
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