Tutoring For Credit Course Outline
Course Number: EDU 197, 198, 199
Course Title: Tutoring Basic Skills
Division: Basic Studies and Cooperative Education
Credit Hours: 1-2
Requirements:
- Completion of English 101
- Desire to serve ESL or ABE students (as described in the application)
- Meeting with the Tutoring Coordinator
- Schedule that complies with Basic Studies tutoring times
- Clean background check
- Ability to work independently and self-sufficiently
Course Description:
This course offers hands on experience in the field of Adult Education.
- For one credit (two hours a week) or two credits (four hours a week), students tutor English as a Second Language or Adult Basic Education students in classroom situations, small groups, or one-on-one sessions·
- Tutors for Credit help ESL or GED students with homework, study skills, and basic math, English or writing·
- Tutors for Credit work with the same students throughout the quarter, helping them navigate their class and succeed educationally·
- Students are able to experience and participate in a multi-cultural, educational setting·
Course Objectives:
Students will . . .
- Learn techniques of language teaching in the field of Adult Basic Education to prepare them for future careers
- Have an opportunity to observe and work with professionals in the field
- Understand and appreciate the process of second-language acquisition and literacy
- Experience diversity in action
- Enrich their own lives
Interested in Registering?
Please follow the following steps:
- Fill out the application and email it to Jessica Gibson or drop it off in the tutoring office
- Attend the orientation meeting in the first week of the quarter
Contact person: Jessica Gibson
Office: BE3124
Phone: 206-934-4378