2011 General CataloG & announCement of Courses - Ventura College

ITAL V51B - SITUATIONAL CONVERSATION IN
ITALIAN II - 3 Units
Prerequisite: ITAL V02 or ITAL V51A or 3 years of high school Italian
or equivalent
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This course is designed to give the intermediate-level student of
Italian additional oral practice in the language through conversation,
discussion groups, role-playing, and other activities in Italian. The
course will be conducted entirely in Italian.
Field trips may be required. Formerly Ital 51B. Transfer credit:
CSU.
ITAL V80 - CONVERSATIONAL ITALIAN - 3 Units
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This is an entry-level course in oral communication in Italian
that develops novice-level proficiencies in listening comprehension,
oral expression, and vocabulary acquisition. Students imitate native
pronunciation and intonation of Italian words and phrases through
choral repetition, role playing, guided practice, responding in Italian
to questions and commands, initiating conversations, conducting
interviews in Italian, and by carrying out other communicative tasks
used to facilitate language acquisition. Students develop the abilities
to use Italian to conduct friendly conversations, gain information,
and to discuss preferences, daily activities, and other basic
conversational topics.
JAPANESE
JAPN V01 - ELEMENTARY JAPANESE I - 5 Units
Hours: 5 lecture weekly
This is an introductory course designed to provide the student
with basic communication skills in Japanese. Emphasis is on
listening, speaking, reading, and writing Japanese. Study of basic
grammatical principles and proper Japanese pronunciation are
also emphasized. Students are introduced to the use of Japanese
characters. The history and culture of the Japanese people will be
discussed. The language laboratory will be used to supplement
classroom instruction.
Field trips may be required. Formerly Japn 1. Transfer credit: CSU;
UC.
JAPN V02 - ELEMENTARY JAPANESE II - 5 Units
Prerequisite: JAPN V01 or 2 years of high school Japanese or
equivalent
Hours: 5 lecture weekly
This is the second course in the introductory sequence of
Japanese language study. Students will expand vocabulary and
mastery of grammatical concepts as they acquire greater listening,
speaking, reading, and writing skills in Japanese. The language
laboratory will be used to supplement classroom instruction.
Students will use more complex grammatical structures and a wider
range of idiomatic expressions. Further study of Japanese history,
culture and current events will be included in order to develop
comprehension and speaking skills.
Field trips may be required. Formerly Japn 2. Transfer credit: CSU;
UC.
JAPN V51A - SITUATIONAL CONVERSATION IN
JAPANESE I - 3 Units
Prerequisite: JAPN V01 or 2 years of high school Japanese or
equivalent
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This course is designed to give the student with some knowledge
of Japanese further opportunity to practice the language through
conversation, discussion groups, role-playing, and other activities in
Japanese. The course will be conducted entirely in Japanese.
Field trips may be required. Formerly Japn 51A. Transfer credit:
CSU.
JAPN V51B - SITUATIONAL CONVERSATION IN
JAPANESE II - 3 Units
Prerequisite: JAPN V02 or JAPN V51A or 3 years of high school
Japanese or equivalent
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This course is designed to give the intermediate-level student
of Japanese additional oral practice in the language through
conversation, discussion groups, role-playing, and other activities in
Japanese. The course will be conducted entirely in Japanese.
Field trips may be required. Formerly Japn 51B. Transfer credit:
CSU.
JAPN V80 - CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE - 3 Units
Hours: 3 lecture weekly
This is an entry-level course in oral communication in Japanese
that develops novice-level proficiencies in listening comprehension,
oral expression, and vocabulary acquisition. Students imitate native
pronunciation and intonation of Japanese words and phrases
through choral repetition, role playing, guided practice, responding
in Japanese to questions and commands, initiating conversations,
conducting interviews in Japanese, and by carrying out other
communicative tasks used to facilitate language acquisition.
Students develop the ability to use Japanese to conduct friendly
conversations, gain information, and to discuss preferences, daily
activities, and other basic conversational topics.
JOURNALISM
Associate in Arts Degree
Certificate of Achievement
JOURNALISM
Program not offered 2010-2011
See counselor or Moorpark College catalog
Transfer requirements may differ
See counselor or consult assist.org
REQUIRED COURSES: Units
JOUR V01 Mass Communication 3
JOUR V05A Writing for the Media I 3
JOUR V10 Media Production 4
JOUR V15A Computer Assisted Reporting and Editing 3
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL COURSES:
Select six (6) units from the following courses:
JOUR V05B Writing for the Media II 3
JOUR V11
JOUR V30/
Visual Journalism 4
PHOT V30 Press Photography Practicum 1.5
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Recommended courses: ART V11A, V11B, V28A, V28B, V28C,
V29A, V29B, V29C; BUS V03, V06, V11, V45; COMM V01; ECON
V01A; ENGL V01A; HIST V01A, V01B, V04A, V04B, V07A, V07B,
V08, V09, V16; PHOT V01; POLS V01; PSY V01.
Students transferring to universities with national professional
accreditation are limited to fifteen (15) lower division units in journalism
and related fields that will apply to the baccalaureate degree
For other course descriptions, see Photography
164 Credit Courses, Degrees, Certificates, and Awards Ventura College Catalog 2010 - 2011