Learning Communities at CCBC Essex
Spring 2008

• Developmental Education Learning Communities
• ESOL Learning Communities
• General Education Learning Communities
• Honors Learning Communities

Developmental Education Learning Communities


LEC: Making Sense of Reading and Writing
English 052 (24018) and Reading 052 (21831)

This learning community allows you to satisfy two developmental course requirements—one in reading and one in writing. Your instructors will use specially designed materials to emphasize the connections between effective reading and writing.

ESOL Learning Communities

LEF: Communicating Well in Writing and Speaking
ESOL 052 (22870) and SPCM 101 (21161)

Combine two important skills by taking ESOL 052 and Speech 101, and at the same time satisfy a general education requirement in the Humanities. This learning community also allows you to improve your reading skills and to gain transfer credits in Speech 101.
 

Honors Learning Communities

LEH: Talking about Diversity
English 102 (22863) and ARSC 121 (20148)

This learning community allows you to fulfill adiversity requirement in additin to two general education requirements - one in Humanities and the other in Social Sciences. In this community, you will read, write, and complete research related to race, clas, and gender issues. The contents of both courses are integrated so that the skills and subjects taught ove course related to and reinforce those taught in the other course. This is a great pairing of courses that you won't want to miss!

General Education Learning Communities

LEI: Write Talk
SPCM 101 (21150) and ENGL 101 (20051)

This learning community allows you to fulfill two general education requirements—one in English and one in Humanities. Sharpen your communication skills within a supportive community of learners and explore a common theme through writing, research, discussion, and oral presentations.

LEJ: Writing Without a Freudian Slip
ENGL 101 (22352) and PSYC 101 (22353)

This learning community allows you to fulfill two general education requirements—one in English and the other in Social Sciences. The contents of both courses are integrated so that the writing skills taught in English 101 help the members of the learning community to be successful in Psychology 101 and the subject matter of the Psychology 101 class enriches the content of the papers in English 101.

LEK: Writing About Society
SOCL 101 (24124) and ENGL 102 (20106)

This learning community will focus on issues concerning labor, working in American society. ENGL 102 will advance students' writing skills using the course content of the Sociology course, which examines individual and societal identity and behaviors, thereby reinforcing students' engagement with course content. The English course will provide students with instructional materials on planning, writing and revising essays, as well as some supplemental content material related to the Sociology course content. Students will work collaboratively across the two courses to deepen an understanding of sociological issues and to strengthen writing ability.