2005-07 Catalog - Tacoma Community College

80 Transitional StudiesTacoma Community CollegeAdult Basic EducationAdult Basic Education (ABE) classes are designed for adults whoare already proficient in the English language, not enrolled in highschool, and who wish to improve basic skills in reading, writing,and mathematics.ABE 001ABE Reading Level 1 – LiteracyStudents will learn to read and understand simple material on familiarsubjects. Students will learn to read simple and compound sentences,and will focus on skills related to immediate needs such asunderstanding directions, signs, maps, forms, simple job applicationsand want ads.ABE 002ABE Reading Level 2 – BeginningStudents will learn to read and understand simple material on familiarsubjects. Students will begin to focus on structure and context and willlearn to read more complex materials such as pay stubs, medical forms,order forms and job applications.ABE 003ABE Reading Level 3 – IntermediateStudents will learn to read and understand simple descriptions andnarratives. Students will focus on vocabulary development and beginto make inferences, and compare and contrast information from texts.ABE 004ABE Reading Level 4 – AdvancedStudents will learn to read and understand expository writing and avariety of materials such as periodicals and nontechnical journals.Students will learn to identify the main idea and use context clues todetermine meaning.ABE 001ABE Writing Level 1 – LiteracyStudents will learn to write simple notes and messages on familiarsituations. Students will begin to learn basic sentence structure,grammar, and punctuation.GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED)GED Preparation ClassesGED preparation classes are designed for individuals who wish toprepare for the five subjects covered on the General EducationalDevelopment (GED) exam. Test subjects include: Language Arts–Reading, Language Arts–Writing, Science, Social Studies andMathematics.ASE 005GED Basics Reading – Adult SecondaryStudents will learn to comprehend, explain and analyze informationfrom a variety of literary works including primary source materials andprofessional journals. Using context clues and higher order processes,students will interpret meaning of technical information, complexmanuals and some college level books.ASE 006GED Advanced Reading – Advanced Adult SecondaryStudents will focus on fine-tuning reading skills necessary tosuccessfully complete the reading, science, and social studies sectionsof the GED.ASE 005GED Basic Writing – Adult SecondaryStudents will learn to write with clearly expressed ideas supported byrelevant detail, and use varied and complex sentence structure withfew mechanical errors.ASE 006GED Advanced Writing – Advanced Adult SecondaryStudents will focus on fine-tuning writing skills necessary forsuccessful completion of the GED writing exam.ASE 005GED Basics Math – Adult SecondaryStudents will learn to make mathematical estimates of time and space;apply principles of geometry to measure angles, lines and surfaces; andapply trigonometric functions.ABE 002ABE Writing Level 2 – BeginningStudents will learn to write simple paragraphs with main idea andsupporting details and begin to edit for spelling and punctuation.ABE 003ABE Writing Level 3 – IntermediateStudents will learn to write simple narrative descriptions and shortessays on familiar topics. Students will continue to focus onpunctuation, grammar, and sentence structure.ABE 004ABE Writing Level 4 – AdvancedStudents will learn to compose multi-paragraph essays and write anaccurate synthesis of oral instructions. Students will learn to identify