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H99801 Remedial English I
Skills for listening comprehension and speaking on a basic level: natural language in different contexts.
Exercises for listening comprehension in formal and informal contexts. Interviews. Introducing oneself.
Description of events. Short speeches. Pre-listening, listening, and post-listening strategies. Exercises for
speaking: dialogues and group activities. Language skills in reading comprehension and writing on a basic
level: pre-reading, reading, and post-reading strategies for simple texts. Pre-writing strategies. Rhetorical
focus in writing. Basis knowledge of grammar: learning basic grammatical structures in communicative
exercises. Verb tenses. Modal forms of the verb. parts of speech. Imperative mood.
H99802. Remedial English II
Listening comprehension and speaking skills at a low intermediate level: natural language in different
contexts. Exercises for listening comprehension: interviews, short speeches, announcements, messages.
Pre-listening,
presentations,
listening,
debates.
and
post-listening
Strategies
for
strategies.
formulating
Speaking
inferences
exercises:
from
group
contextual
discussions,
hints.
Reading
comprehension and writing skills at a low intermediate level: reading simple texts. Predicting the context.
Establishing the context. Speed reading. Looking for specific information. Vocabulary in context.
Identification of key words. Use of affixes. Comprehension of main and secondary ideas. Writing simple
ideas and short descriptions, such as anecdotes, scientific texts, etc. Main clauses. Paragraph structure.
Use of transition words. Logical and coherent organization of a paragraph. Application of rhetorical styles
such as exposition, narration, etc. Grammatical knowledge of English at a low intermediate level: verb
tenses. Comparing and contrasting verb tenses. Gerunds. Verbs that denote a state.
H99803. Remedial English III
Listening comprehension and speaking skills on a medium intermediate level: exercises for listening
comprehension applying pre-listening, listening, and post-listening strategies. Exercises for speaking, such
as dialogues, pair and team activities, group discussions, guided discussions, dramatizations, etc.
Language skills for reading comprehension and writing: Applying reading strategies. Learning vocabulary
through academic strategies, such as recognition of synonyms. Identifying instructions with academic
purposes. Distinguishing parts of speech. Recognizing related words. Recognizing adjectives and nouns
by suffixes. Comprehension of dictionary definitions. Words with several meanings. Reading
comprehension of more complex ideas. Use and recognition of elements of writing, such as transition
words. Unity of a paragraph. Logical and coherent organization of a paragraph. Classifying ideas by order
of importance. Checking details. Developing a topic sentence. Correcting hyperbolic phrases. Revision of
rhetoric styles: expositive, narrative, persuasive, etc. Knowledge of the English grammar at a medium
intermediate level: learning grammatical structures through written and oral communicative exercises
focused on everyday and formal situations. Review of verb tenses. Modal verb forms depending on
linguistic situation. Nouns with definite and indefinite articles. Comparing and contrasting verb tenses.
H99804. Remedial English IV
Listening comprehension and speaking skills at a high intermediate level. Exercises for listening
comprehension of formal and informal conversation applying predicting strategies. Summary of what is
heard. Identifying intonation. Identifying humor in discourse. Inferences. Generalizations. Identifying
analogies. Chronological order of events. Exercises for speaking. Language skills for reading and writing
on a high intermediate level: applying reading strategies, such as word definition according to context,
identification of structural signs, inference of a text's content from its title, quick search, specific search,
identification of meaning from context, elaboration of synthesis and summary. Developing vocabulary
through academic strategies, such as analysis of main clauses. Consideration of one's personal position.
In-depth discussion of a subject. Analysis of dictionary definitions. Differentiation between main and
secondary ideas. Formulating the implicit main idea. Analysis and interpretation of proverbs.
Comprehension of idioms. Written expression of more complex ideas than in lower-level courses.
Identifying the purpose and intended audience of a text. Revising and editing, organization of sentences in
a paragraph with main, secondary and supporting ideas. Creative writing, paragraphs with comparison and
contrast, etc. Reviewing rhetoric styles, such as description of scientific topics, reports and articles,
essays, formal and informal texts. Knowledge of English grammar at a high intermediate level: application
and in-depth understanding of grammatical structures. Review of grammatical structures. Identifying parts
of speech. Determining the syntactic order of speech. Analysis of verb tenses. Identification of auxiliary
verbs. Use of tenses for present, past, and future times. Applying modal verb forms. Review of the passive
voice. Using nouns and modifiers.
H99805. Advanced English
"To improve the command of the English language at an intermediate level. To develop the skills to
understand and speak the language, as well as those of critical thinking. To enable the student with the
required methodology to write an academic paper in English. Social topics. Environmental problems.
Analysis and summarization of ideas and information. Argumentation and debate skills. Everyday and
technical vocabulary. Writing skills. Organization and development of a topic. Textbooks: Blass, Laurie and
Meredith Pike-Baky. (1990) Mosaic I: a content-based writing book. New York: McGraw Hill, Inc. Numrich,
Carol. (In cooperation with National Public Radio.(1990) Face the Issues. New York: Longman Publishers.
Werner, Patricia K. (1990) Mosaic I: a content based grammar. New York: McGraw Hill, Inc. The Pacific
Zone will use the book by Lannon Michael, Graham Tullis and Tonya Trappe. (1993) Insights into
business. Ed. Nelson. The Monterrey and State of Mexico campuses are using at present the textbook
Focus on Grammar: An Advanced Course for Reference and Practice, Jay Maurer, Addison-Wesley
Publishing Company, 1995. "
h00807. Advanced composition
Achievement of writing skills based on reading and proper language use. Development of observation
skills. Description and modification of a linguistic-speech structure. The communication process. Basic
abilities to describe a specific issue. Scarabaeus Model. Writing of lectures and speeches. Specialized
forms of writing. Linguistic-speech transformation in a literary book. Textbooks: Redacción Avanzada: Un
Enfoque Lingüistico, Alhambra, México, 1994.
ACAD. PERIOD: SPRING & FALL
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: SPANISH
H00808. Analysis of information
Forming of self-taught critical and responsible readers through the development of skills in understanding
and information retrieval. Study of cognitive reading comprehension pattern. Integrating reading and
writing in an academic paper.
ACAD. PERIOD: SPRING & FALL
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: SPANISH
H00810. Advanced English
This course focuses on the student's intermediate usage of English. Understanding and speaking the
language. Critical thinking skills. Provides the student with methods for developing an academic paper in
English. Social themes and environmental problems will be discussed. Analyzing and synthesizing ideas
and information. Reasoning and debating skills. Informal and technical vocabulary. Writing skills,
development and understanding of specific issues. Textbooks: Blass, Laurie and Pike-Baky, Meredith,
Mosaic I: A Content-based Writing Book, New York, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1990. Carol Numrich, in
cooperation with National Public Radio, Face the Issues, New York, Longman Publishers, 1990. Patricia K.
Werner, Mosaic I: A Content Based Grammar, New York, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1990. Campuses on the
Pacific coast zone will use the following book: Michael Lannon, Graham Tullis and Tonya Trappe, Insights
into Business, Ed Nelson, 1993.
ACAD. PERIOD: SPRING & FALL
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: ENGLISH
Co00832. Intercultural Communication
Studies the origins and nature of a culture. Analyzes and evaluates the intercultural differences of
terminology according to the following variables: values, verbal and non-verbal communication, concepts
about authority, time, conflict management, negotiation, mediation, collaboration, arbitration and litigation.
Identifies the main cultural, ideological and communication elements involved in intercultural negotiation
process.
CO00871 International Communication
Analyzes and evaluates the role of the communicative media, government and international institutions for
the development of strategies, programs and policies that determine international communication flow.
Analyzes and evaluates the social, cultural and political impact of the international media and its message
transmission. Evaluates the role of new communication technologies, communication strategies for
development and international movements of economic integration in the establishment of a new form of
international communication.
RI00811 Contemporary World History
This course is aimed at examining the main political, economic, geographic and social currents of
contemporary world history and their interrelations. Particular emphasis is given to the development of a
capitalist world market through imperialism, world commerce and technological development. Planning,
development, evaluation and management of strategies; programs and projects of international politics in
an increasingly globalized world.