Foreign Language & Culture (Act 48)

Act 48: ESL Workshop for Teachers: Teaching ELLs in the Content Areas

Learn more about the current trend of teaching English language learners through content! This 3-hour workshop will apply to English language instructors wishing to incorporate more content in their classes as well as content area teachers wishing to reach their international students in the mainstream.

Eileen Moulin, M.A.
Newtown Campus
$29
OCPED 2009 C01
Sa, 11/14, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Approved Hours: 3 (Act 48)

Teaching ESL/ EFL Reading

Discover practical techniques and methods for teaching reading in any ESL or EFL environment that will help you become a more confident and effective reading teacher.

Online
$89
ECPED 0040
Approved Hours: 24 (Act 48)

Practical Ideas for the Adult ESL/EFL Classroom

Learn ESL teaching strategies that will set your adult ESL/EFL students up for success! Over the next six weeks, you'll discover ways to teach ESL that create a meaningful and positive learning environment for your students. You'll get to know what motivates them and how you can tailor your ESL teaching methods to their needs. You'll also explore a wealth of activities you can use to help your students become more confident listeners, speakers, readers, and writers of English. By the end of this course, you'll be teaching ESL in a way that helps your students move skillfully from the classroom to the real world!

Online
$89
ECPED 0039
Approved Hours: 24 (Act 48)

Foreign Language

In a relaxed, supportive atmosphere, learn to communicate by using simple grammatical structures and useful phrases related to travel, business, and more. A dash of culture and current events will be included.

Course I: For beginners only, for students who have no experience with the foreign language.
Course II: For students who have completed Course I, or who have a basic knowledge of the foreign language.
Course III and beyond: Sequel courses will continue to be offered as long as there is sufficient interest.

The same book will be used for all levels unless otherwise indicated.

Arabic

Approved Hours: 20 (Act 48)
Course I:

Newtown Campus
$169 (plus $30 book fee)
RLANG 0653 C01/
10 Tu, 9/15-11/17, 6:30-8:30 pm
Rania Assaad, B.A

Lower Bucks Campus
$199 ( includes text)
RLANG 0653 C50
10 W, 9/16-11/18, 7-9 pm
Nagat Ali, B.S.

Course II:
Newtown Campus
$169 (same book as Course I)
RLANG 0655 C01
10 M, 10/5-12/7, 6:30-8:30 pm
Rania Assaad, B.A

Italian

Approved Hours: 25 (Act 48)
Course I:

Newtown Campus
$199 (plus $20 book fee)
RLANG 0209 C01
10 Tu, 10/6-12/8, 7-9:30 pm
Susan Montemurro, B.A.

Lower Bucks Campus
$199 (plus $20 book fee payable to instructor)
RLANG 0209 C50
10 W, 9/30-12/9 (no class 11/25), 7-9:30 pm
David Arcangeli

Course II:
Newtown Campus
$199 (same book as Course I)
RLANG 0214 C01
10 W, 10/7-12/16 (no class 11/25), 7-9:30 pm
Susan Montemurro, B.A

Mandarin Chinese

Greg Tang, M.S.
Approved Hours: 16 (Act 48)
Newtown Campus
$139 (plus $25 book fee; $32 CD optional)
Course I: RLANG 0551 C01/ 8 W, 9/16-11/4, 7-9 pm
Course II: RLANG 0552 C01/ 8 W, 11/11-1/20/2010 (no class 11/25, 12/23, & 12/30), 7-9 pm

French

Norma van Doren, M.A.
Approved Hours: 20 (Act 48)
Newtown Campus
$169 (plus $20 book fee)
Course I: RLANG 0001 C01/ 8 M, 9/14-11/9 (no class 9/28), 7-9:30 pm
Course II: RLANG 0002 C01/ 8 M, 11/16-1/25/2010 (no class 12/21, 12/28, & 1/18/10), 7-9:30 pm

Spanish

Approved Hours: 20 (Act 48)
Course I:

Newtown Campus
$169 (plus $20 book fee)
RLANG 0405 C01
8 M, 9/14-11/9 (no class 9/28), 6-8:30 pm
Carmen Violeta Vicente, B.S.

Lower Bucks Campus
$189 (same book as Course I)
RLANG 0405 C50
8 W, 9/30-11/18, 6-8:30 pm
Maria Perez, M.Ed.

Course II:

Newtown Campus
$169 (same book as Course I)
RLANG 0406 C01
8 M, 11/16-1/25/10 (no class 12/21, 12/28, & 1/18/10), 6-8:30 pm
Carmen Violeta Vicente, B.S.

Lower Bucks Campus
$169 (same book as Course I)
RLANG 0406 C50
8 Th, 9/24-11/19, 6-8:30 pm
Maria Perez, M.Ed.

Course IV:

Newtown Campus
$169 (same book as Course I)
RLANG 0408 C01
8 W, 9/30-11/18, 6-8:30 pm
Carmen Violeta Vicente, B.S.

Conversational Japanese

Whether you want to learn conversational Japanese for travel or just for fun, you'll find this course makes it easy and enjoyable for beginners to master the essentials of the Japanese language. Guided by a native Japanese instructor, you'll also gain cultural knowledge only an insider has.

Ririko Hayashi
Online
$89
ELANG 0500
Approved Hours: 24 (Act 48)

Elementary American Sign Language

In a relaxed, supportive atmosphere become acquainted with ASL, the visual language of American deaf people. Learn the manual alphabet, basic vocabulary, and simple grammatical structures.

Dawn Adler, M.S.
Newtown Campus
$139 (plus $17 book fee)
Approved Hours: 15 (Act 48)
Course I: RLANG 3185 C01/ 10 Th, 9/17-11/19, 6-7:30 pm
Course II: RLANG 3186 C01/ 10 Th, 9/17-11/19, 7:45-9:15 pm