| ENGL-10 World Literature: Antiquity to The Early Modern Era |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| A comparative study of world literature to the 16th century. Students will read critically and analytically in and respond to translated works covering a broad range of time and places, including literatures of Classical Mediterranean cultures, Asia, Africa, Latin and Native America, and the Middle East. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-1A |
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| ENGL-150 Precollegiate Reading and Writing |
| (3.5 units LEC/LAB) | |
| A course in the development of college-level reading, writing, and critical thinking skills, emphasizing basic argumentation. Students analyze ideas and structure in assigned readings and compose essays supporting arguable thesis statements. The lab component of the course is scheduled in the Writing Center, where students receive individualized instruction in critical reading, in the conventions of standard written English, and in all stages of the writing process. |
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| Prerequisite: ENGL-350 |
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| ENGL-153 ESL Precollegiate Reading and Writing |
| (3.5 units LEC/LAB) | |
| A course in the development of college-level reading, writing, and critical thinking skills for ESL students. Students analyze ideas and structure in assigned readings and compose essays supporting arguable thesis statements. Special emphasis is placed on cultural differences which affect writers’ rhetorical strategies. The lab component of the course is scheduled in the Writing Center, where students receive individualized instruction in critical reading, in the conventions of standard written English, and in all stages of the writing process. |
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| Prerequisite: ENGL-350 or ENGL-353 |
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| ENGL-17 American Literature: Beginnings to the Civil War |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| A survey of early American literature from pre-conquest and early contact, up to the Civil War. Students will read critically and analytically in genres ranging from transcribed oral legends through exploration and captivity narratives, religious tracts, letters, philosophical essays, diaries, novels, short stories, and poems. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-1A |
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| ENGL-18 American Literature: Civil War - World War II |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| Selected readings from the major writers of the United States from post-Civil War through World War II. Students will read critically and analytically in these works to understand their ideas and historical and cultural implications. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-1A |
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| ENGL-1A Analytical Reading and Writing |
| CSU and UC | (4 units LEC) | |
| A transfer-level course in critical reading and reasoned writing. Students analyze issues and claims presented in visual, oral, or written arguments and write analytical and argumentative essays based on those issues. Research and source-based writing, employing correct MLA documentation, is required. |
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| Prerequisite: ENGL-150 |
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| ENGL-1B Critical Inquiry and Literature |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| A course using literature as a basis for critical thinking and composition. Students analyze issues, problems, and situations represented in literature and develop effective short and long written arguments (6,000 minimum word total) in support of an analysis. This course is designed for those students who seek to satisfy both the full year composition and the critical thinking transfer requirements. |
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| Prerequisite: ENGL-1A |
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| ENGL-20 Introduction to Non-Western Literature |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| An introduction to the major works of Asia, Africa, and Latin America in their literary and cultural contexts. Readings include authors from ancient to modern and representative myths, epics, stories, and poems. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-1A |
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| ENGL-22 Greek Mythology |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| An introduction to classical Greek mythology through the study of major works in their literary and cultural contexts. The course examines myth, epics, and archetypal patterns that are universally human but expressed in material that is historical in origin. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-1A |
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| ENGL-32 Creative Writing: Poetry |
| CSU | (3 units LEC) | |
| A study in developing the art of writing poetry, emphasizing communication, clarity, and economy. Students read and analyze many types of poetry while they generate, develop, critique, and revise their own and others’ poems. |
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| Recommended Prep: Eligibility for ENGL-150 |
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| ENGL-33 Creative Writing: Prose |
| CSU | (3 units LEC) | |
| A study in the art of writing fiction, emphasizing communication, clarity, and development. Students read and analyze many types of stories while they generate, expand, critique, and revise their own and others’ stories. |
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| ENGL-350 Reading and Writing Skills |
| (6 units LEC/LAB) | |
| A pre-collegiate, competency-based course emphasizing the acquisition and integration of basic academic reading and writing skills. Students develop reading strategies necessary for simple academic reading and write extended formal paragraphs and basic expository essays. The lab component of the course is scheduled in the Writing Center, where students practice basic reading and writing skills and receive essential tutorial support in reading strategies, in writing, and in sentence skills. |
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| Prerequisite: READ-360 or assessment for ENGL-350 |
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| ENGL-353 ESL Reading and Writing Skills |
| (6 units LEC/LAB) | |
| A pre-collegiate, competency-based course emphasizing the acquisition and integration of basic academic reading and writing skills for second-language students. Students develop reading strategies necessary for simple academic reading and write extended formal paragraphs and basic expository essays, with special attention identifying and correcting second-language errors. The lab component of the course is scheduled in the Writing Center, where students practice basic reading and writing skills and receive essential tutorial support in reading strategies, in writing, and in sentence skills. |
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| Prerequisite: READ-360 or appropriate assessment score |
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| ENGL-41 English Skills Tutoring |
| CSU | (3 units LEC/LAB) | |
| A collegiate tutor training course emphasizing instruction in specific skills and techniques of tutoring while simultaneously requiring supervised tutoring of developmental level students in English in the Writing Center. Students will learn how to question and to listen more effectively, how to evaluate, diagnose, and remediate writing problems, and how to assess which tutoring strategy is most appropriate for the individual learning situation. |
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| Prerequisite: ENGL-1A |
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| ENGL-47 Introduction to Shakespeare |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| An introduction to the literature of Shakespeare through the study of major works in their literary, intellectual, and social contexts. Readings will include poetry as well as representative comedies, tragedies, histories, and romances. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-1A |
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| ENGL-52 English Lab Practicum |
| CSU | (0.5-2 units LAB) | Repeatable to a maximum of four enrollments |
| Individualized instruction to help students identify and address needed English skills, such as critical reading, standard written English conventions, and all stages of the writing process. Tutorial support and other resources for reading and writing are provided. To earn credit for ENGL-52, students should be co-enrolled in at least one course which requires writing and/or critical reading, so the assignments may provide a focus for tutorial instruction. |
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| ENGL-60 Introduction to British Literature: Beginnings Through the 18th Century |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| An introduction to British literature from the middle ages through the eighteenth century. Students will explore the ideas and literary features of major works within their historical and cultural contexts. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-1A |
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| ENGL-61 Introduction to British Literature: Romanticism to the Present |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| An introduction to British literature from the Romantic period to the present. Students will explore the ideas and literary features of major works within their historical and cultural contexts. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-1A |
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| ENGL-9 World Literature: Early Modern to 20th Century |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| A comparative study of world literature from the 16th through the 20th century. Students will read and discuss a variety of translated and English works in a wide range of genres to develop the critical and analytical skills necessary for the appreciation of diverse literatures and cultures. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-1A |
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