Workforce Development and Community Education: Spring 2022

Visit us online at www.sunywcc.edu/wdce | 28 LIFELONG LEARNING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT REMOTE Writing for Well-Being Being able to express ourselves in writing connects the mind and body to heal the past and flourish in the future. When putting thoughts to paper, we can address emotional, spiritual, and psychological health through the written word. It utilizes metaphor and narrative structure, is cathartic, cultivates resilience, and mindfulness of thinking. Our thoughts become visible, and in doing so, enables us to observe and reflect on others and ourselves with compassion. Learn and practice six types of writing for well-being: expressive, transactional, poetic, affirmative, legacy, and mindful. No prior writing experience needed. CE-WRITG 2125, 2 Sat., Mar. 5 & 12, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, $75. S Lantero. #18551 REMOTE Writing from the Soul Writing is an art form about self-expression. Whether you prefer fiction or nonfiction, journal writing or story writing, this course will help unleash your creativity as a writer with a focus on writing descriptive narratives. Using your five senses, learn to create an emotion and a picture in the reader ’s mind. Develop a scene in your story or recall a memory you have entered in your journals. Students will share their work with the class. Please bring spiral notebooks or journals, and pens. CE-WRITG 2106VA, 3 Tues., Mar. 15-29, 7:00-9:00 pm, $68. L Lush. #18715 REMOTE Healing Minds and Hearts in Writing Writing is an empowering tool that frees minds and hearts. Writing has the power to heal, to create a connection with self and with others through ideas, thoughts and sharing of emotions. The “work-shopping” process invites writing as a recursive process in which writing stamina is built, writing goals are examined, and the process is shared. Writers will engage in experiential writing, set writing goals, and will create shorter structured pieces and a longer piece as a culminating activity. CE-PRSDV 2197VA, 5 Fri., Feb. 4-Mar. 4, 6:00-8:00 pm, $125. E Klein. #18595 REMOTE How to Tell a Story Whether you are telling a fictional or nonfictional story, the elements of telling it are the same. A good story does not always start with ‘once upon a time’ or the day your lead character was born. It starts with action, setting the scene, introducing a character, or even posing a question. In this remote course, learn how to tell your story through plotting and drafting it. Learn how edit your story with a discerning eye by discovering what to leave in and what to take out. You will develop it into a finished story to share with the class for critiquing. CE-WRITG 2123, 3 Tues., Feb. 1-15, 7:00-9:00 pm, $73. L Lush. #18717 IN-PERSON Introduction to Memoir Memoir is a life examined. Learn how to mine your memory and tell your story using the tools of prose, including theme, description, and dialogue. CE-WRITG 2112, 4 Thurs., Jan. 6-27, 1:00-3:30 pm, KNC-4, $125. M Matlick. #18598 LANGUAGES Textbook required unless otherwise noted. Textbooks available at the Campus Bookstore 914-347-3858; call for hours. Books can also be ordered online at www.sunywcc.bncollege.com REMOTE Japanese for Beginners Learn to speak and convey messages that are essential in Japanese conversations including greetings, introductions, directions, shopping, and other common expressions of daily living. Learn the basics of Japanese in a short period. CE-LANG 2020, 10 Sat., Jan. 22-Mar. 26, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm, $238 (+ textbook). C Blodgett. #18538 REMOTE Japanese Intermediate Learn conversation patterns from our unique Japanese textbook. By memorizing model verbs, students can master the language quickly. CE-LANG 2021, 10 Sat., Jan. 22-Mar. 26, 9:00-11:00 am, $238 (+ textbook). C Blodgett. #18539 REMOTE Japanese Writing (Kana-Kanji) for Beginners Learn to write a total of 512 symbols in this course: 420 Kanji, 46 Hiragana, and 46 Katakana. Easy-to-acquaint colloquial patterns with a wide variety of expressions are introduced with Kana and Kanji in the textbook published by the instructor. Prerequisite: Japanese-Beginners. CE-LANG 2915, 10 Sat., Jan. 22-Mar. 26, 3:00-5:00 pm, $238 (+ textbook). C Blodgett. #18540 * Japanese textbooks can be ordered through the Campus bookstore (see above) or as an e-textbook for $9 per month from instructor REMOTE Mandarin Chinese 12 sessions, $259. R Chen. Beginning Level 1: CE-LANG 2900, Sat., Jan. 22-Apr. 9, 9:00-11:00 am. #18442 Beginning Level 2: CE-LANG 2901, Mon., Jan. 24-Apr. 11, 7:00-9:00 pm. #18443 Intermediate 1: CE-LANG 2902, Thurs., Jan. 20-Apr. 7, 7:00-9:00 pm, (no textbook). #18444 Intermediate 2: CE-LANG 2908, Prerequisite: Intermediate 1 or basic knowledge of Chinese language, Fri., Jan. 21-Apr. 8, 7:00-9:00 pm, (no textbook). #18445 REMOTE French 13 Sat., Jan. 22-Apr. 30 (skip 2/26 & 4/16), $238. K Sands. Beginning Level 1: CE-LANG 2500, 4:00-5:30 pm. #18495 Beginning Level 2: CE-LANG 2910, 2:00-3:30 pm. #18496 Intermediate: CE-LANG 2501 11:00 am-12:30 pm. #18497 Advanced: CE-LANG 2502, 9:00-10:30 am. #83542 IN-PERSON German 12 Sat., Jan. 22-Apr. 9, AAB-308. $238. A Leissl. Beginning Level 1: CE-LANG 2700, 1:45-3:15 pm. #18501 Beginning Level 2: CE-LANG 2701, 12:15-1:45 pm. #18502 Intermediate: CE-LANG 2702, 10:30 am-12:00 noon. #18503 Advanced: CE-LANG 2703, 9:00-10:30 am, (no textbook). #18504