178 L I N N- B E N T O N C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E
SS 072 VOCABULARY IMPROVEMENT II( 1 credit) This self-paced mini-course is part of a comprehensive vocabulary program which helps students build vocabulary and strengthen their reading, writing, and thinking. Features include an intensive words-in-context approach, abundant practice, individual feedback, and focus on high-frequency words and word parts known to be most helpful for students. Required: Townsend Reading Placement Test( Taken in WH-212 Learning Center).
SS 073 VOCABULARY IMPROVEMENT III( 1 credit) This self-paced mini-course is part of a comprehensive vocabulary program which helps students build vocabulary and strengthen their reading, writing, and thinking. Features include an intensive words-in-context approach, abundant practice, individual feedback, and focus on high-frequency words and word parts known to be most helpful for students. Required: Townsend Reading Placement Test( Taken in WH-212 Learning Center).
SS 074 VOCABULARY IMPROVEMENT IV( 1 credit) This self-paced mini-course is part of a comprehensive vocabulary program which helps students build vocabulary and strengthen their reading, writing, and thinking. Features include an intensive words-in-context approach, abundant practice, individual feedback, and focus on high-frequency words and word parts known to be most helpful for students. Required: Townsend Reading Placement Test( Taken in WH-212 Learning Center).
SS 075 VOCABULARY IMPROVEMENT V( 1 credit) This self-paced mini-course is part of a comprehensive vocabulary program which helps students build vocabulary and strengthen their reading, writing, and thinking. Features include an intensive words-in-context approach, abundant practice, individual feedback, and focus on high-frequency words and word parts known to be most helpful for students. Required: Townsend Reading Placement Test( Taken in WH-212 Learning Center).
SS 1.181 TAKING LECTURE NOTES( 1 credit) In this self-paced, instructor-guided course, students develop effective notetaking skills. Students analyze their current skills and problem areas. Course includes pre-lecture preparation, effective listening techniques, identifying key information in a lecture, outlining skills, note-taking strategies, and the Cornell method of note taking and studying. Application activities reinforce concepts in each area.
SS 1.184 STUDYING FOR TESTS( 1 credit) In this self-paced, instructor-guided course, students develop strategies for test preparation. Students learn how to anticipate course requirements, plan study time, and learn methods for identifying, organizing and actively learning the important information in a course. Included is study for mapping as a tool for learning course information.
SS 1.185 TEST TAKING SKILLS( 1 credit) In this self-paced, instructor-guided course, students develop test-taking skills. Students learn to anticipate why and when tests are given, evaluate thier testtaking attitudes, develop successful test-taking strategies for objective and essay tests, learn post-test evaluation, and explore test anxiety and methods for managing it.
TA: THEATRE
TA 110 FUNDAMENTALS OF TECH THEATER( 1 credit) An overview of the basic principles and techniques of technical theater subdisciplines such as stage design, lighting, sound, properties, costumes and stage management.
TA 121 ORAL INTERPRETATION OF LITERATURE( 3 credits) Fosters an appreciation of literature and develops creative skills in public speaking and performance. Analyzes various literary forms( poetry, novels, plays, letters, diaries, etc.) as texts for oral presentation. Explores oral traditions and other nonliterary sources and events as oral presentation material. Class exercises introduce vocal, physical and other speaking techniques to effectively communicate a point of view. Recommended: College-level reading and writing skills are highly recommended for success in this course.
TA 140 PLAYREADING( 3 credits) The reading, discussion and examination of plays from world theaters of the past and present from the perspective of production and theater history.
TA 145 IMPROVISATION( 3 credits) This class will teach the basic techniques of comedic improvisation. The class will focus on short-form improv and will teach students a variety of games and exercises to enhance their improvisational abilities. Ultimately, the techniques the students acquire will improve their presentational and conversational abilities by strengthening their confidence, intuition and decision-making. Students will gain the tools needed to go out into the world to create his / her own Improv Comedy Show.
TA 147 INTRODUCTION TO THEATER ‣( 3 credits) A comprehensive introduction to the art, history and workings of the theater. Students will be given a broad and general background in theater including production elements( lights, sound, sets, costumes, make-up, etc...) of acting, theater history and criticism. Students will attend live performances, view videos of plays and write reviews of live and filmed theater.
TA 180 REHEARSAL PRACTICUM( 1-3 credits) Offers credit for participating in a public theater production of the college. Productions provide both extracurricular activity for non-majors and practical application of classroom theory for theater students. May be repeated for up to nine credits. Required: Instructor approval
TA 190 PROJECTS IN THEATER( 1-3 credits) This course is designed to provide the theater student the opportunity to explore aspects of theatrical production and scholarship of special interest to the student, through research, rehearsal, and written documentation. The course may also take the form of physical exploration of valid movement, design or acting concepts or techniques not covered in established theater courses; but of benefit to the student’ s overall educational goals and objectives.
TA 198 INDEPENDENT STUDIES: THEATER( 1-3 credits) Offers individually arranged projects in the theater that provides a challenging opportunity for the advanced, serious, highly motivated, student. This course is not designed for students to make up failed courses or missed credits. This course may be repeated. Required: Instructor Approval
TA 240 CREATIVE DRAMA FOR CLASSROOM( 3 credits) Demonstrates the skill of taking any lesson plan and turning it into an enjoyable, exciting and fulfilling experience for both the teacher and the student. Using simple strategies and a little creativity allows students to be completely engaged while they absorb the information from a lesson. This technique is typically characterized as creative drama for the classroom and has been proven to be an effective teaching tool.
TA 244 STAGECRAFT( 3 credits) Introduces basic theater technology emphasizing the practical skills and crafts used in the performing arts which will include equipment, materials and techniques used in the scenic construction and mounting of a theatrical production. Prior experience not required or expected.