{actor} January 2013: “Winter Warm Up” Series -
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT … REGISTER TODAY!

At Bergen Community College in Hackensack, we offer an assortment of short but intensive courses beginning right after the holidays, in our “Winter Warm Up” series!

Wednesday, January 2, 2013 to Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tuition is $150 per class

Monday...{actor} January 2013: “Winter Warm Up” Series -
NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT … REGISTER TODAY!

At Bergen Community College in Hackensack, we offer an assortment of short but intensive courses beginning right after the holidays, in our “Winter Warm Up” series!

Wednesday, January 2, 2013 to Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tuition is $150 per class

Monday through Thursday, 9 AM to 12 PM or 6 PM to 9 PM for a total of 30 hours each

“Winter Warm Up” classes are ideal for:
Current students who want to retain and build upon what they learned during our fall semester cycles

New students who want to try out some of our ESL and Adult Basic Education (ABE) and GED courses in a short format – with a smaller commitment of time and money

Students who were assessed for class placement after our second fall cycle began and who do not wish to wait until late January to get started achieving their ESL or ABE/GED goals

Students who want to try something new or different to build their skills and competencies

“Winter Warm Up” 2013 Offerings … Morning Classes:

Hot Topics -> with Kat Cronin
High intermediate and advanced ESL students will engage in interesting conversations and group discussions and also do some reflective writing about a variety of exciting topics and current events. Newspapers, films and popular magazines will be used to get the conversations going!

Beginning Conversation
Intensive conversation practice for beginner to low-intermediate ESL students... Students will use structured/scripted conversations and also receive an introduction to starting and participating in everyday conversations in English in a variety of everyday American life scenarios.

Reading Strategies
For advanced level ESL students (including Conversation & Writing I & II). Students will develop and use a variety of strategies to improve reading skills – vocabulary, understanding based on contextual cues, comprehension and retention and more… Students will read a classic American novel, included with tuition.

Writing Workshop
Improve your essay and everyday writing skills by learning helpful techniques, practicing daily, and receiving feedback and coaching from the very experienced instructor. This course is for ESL students at the advanced level or higher.

Accent Reduction – NEW!
Intermediate and advanced level ESL students: Do you want to work on speaking English more clearly with a more authentic American accent? Do you want to reduce your native language accent to be better understood? Then this is the course for you! Learn techniques, participate in drills and exercises, and begin to achieve your goal to reduce your accent in this intensive three-week course.

Math/Algebra Booster for GED Success – NEW!
A math skills booster with a heavy focus on algebra, this course is aimed at helping GED candidates succeed. This course is ideal for: 1) Students who have taken our GED Preparation class but not yet taken the GED Exam; 2) students who have taken the GED Exam and failed the math portion; 3) Students straight out of the assessment lab who are ready for our GED Preparation class but are in particular need of math skills work.

Language Arts: Essay Writing for GED Success – NEW!
A language arts booster with much attention paid to essay writing techniques and strategies. Learn to better express your thoughts in writing – and of course, improve your grammar! This course is aimed at helping GED candidates succeed. This course is ideal for: 1) Students who have taken our GED Preparation class but not yet taken the GED Exam; 2) students who have taken the GED Exam and failed language arts/essay sections; 3) Students straight out of the assessment lab who are ready for our GED Preparation class but are in particular need of essay writing and language arts skills work.

Evening Classes:
American Pronunciation – NEW (for evening students)!
ESL students at all levels should register for American Pronunciation and spend three intensive weeks improving overall English speaking skills, of course with a focus on correctly pronouncing words in the English language… An excellent course for all English language learners!

Writing Workshop
Improve your essay and everyday writing skills by learning helpful techniques, practicing daily, and receiving feedback and coaching from the very experienced instructor. This course is for ESL students at the advanced level or higher. Show more