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| English |
| ENGL 1 | Academic Reading and Writing | 4.00 Units | ||
| In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. Formerly ENGL 1. Placement as determined by the college's multiple measures assessment process or Prerequisite: ENGL 202 or ENGL 201B. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL L1 | Academic Reading and Writing | 3.00 Units | ||
| In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. Integrated approach to reading, writing, and critical thinking intended to develop ability to read and write complex, college-level prose. Examination of ideas in relation to individual?s worldview and contexts from which these ideas arise. Some research required. Prerequisite: Placement as determined by the college?s multiple measures assessment process. | ||||
| College: Las Positas College | ||||
| Division: A - H | ||||
| ENGL 4A | Critical Think/Write Lit | 4.00 Units | ||
| Develops critical thinking, reading, writing and research skills through analysis of fiction (short stories and novel), poetry, and drama by diverse writers. Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (Formerly ENGL 1) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 7A | Critical Thinking and Writing | 4.00 Units | ||
| In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 College Reading and Writing (C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. Primary texts will showcase diverse writers, including marginalized voices. Formerly ENGL 7A (prerequisite formerly ENGL 1). Prerequisite: College-level composition (ENGL C1000/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL L7 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3.00 Units | ||
| In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 College Reading and Writing (C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. Develops critical thinking, reading and writing skills as they apply to the textual analysis of primary and secondary book-length works from a range of academic and cultural contexts. Emphasis on the techniques and principles of effective written argument in research-based writing across disciplines. Prerequisite: College-level composition (ENGL C1000/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent | ||||
| College: Las Positas College | ||||
| Division: A - H | ||||
| ENGL 11A | Intro to Creative Writing | 3.00 Units | ||
| This is an introductory course offering practice in the elements of creative writing, including narrative, verse, and dialogue, using materials drawn from individual's own work and selected texts. Prerequisite: ENGL 102 or Eligibility for: Eligibility for ENGL C1000 (Formerly ENGL 1) as determined by multiple measures or other appropriate method. Advisory: ENGL C1000 (Formerly ENGL 1) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 11B | Intermediate Creative Writing | 3.00 Units | ||
| This course offers practice in creative writing at an intermediate level. Builds on the skills developed in ENGL 11A including fiction, poetry, and play writing, using materials drawn from individual's own work and selected texts. Prerequisite: ENGL 11A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 11C | Advanced Creative Writing | 3.00 Units | ||
| English 11C is a course that offers practice in creative writing at an advanced level. It builds on the skills developed in English 11A/B including fiction, poetry, and play writing, using materials drawn from individual's own work and selected texts. Completion of: ENGL 11B (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 12A | Beginning Fiction Writing | 3.00 Units | ||
| This class serves as a beginning course in the practice of writing fiction. Developing internal and external sources for stories and novels; characterization, plotting, point of view, narrative techniques; analysis and criticism of published writing and individual's own work. Prerequisite: ENGL 102 or Eligibility for ENGL C1000 (Formerly ENGL 1) as determined by multiple measures or other appropriate method. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 12B | Intermediate Fiction Writing | 3.00 Units | ||
| Practice in writing fiction at an intermediate level. Builds on the skills developed in English 12A by requiring greater use of description, detail, character development, consistent point of view, and logical plotting that avoids cliche. Focus on developing themes that create intellectual or emotional resonance. Expectation of sentence structure, grammar, and format accuracy. Develop internal and external sources for stories and novels; analysis and criticism of published work. Requires submission for publication at the end of the semester. Prerequisite: ENGL 12A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 13A | Begin Craft of Writing-Poetry | 3.00 Units | ||
| Craft of writing poetry at the beginning level focuses on analyzing and using techniques and styles from a diverse selection of poetry, including peers, to develop and revise one's own work. Prerequisite: ENGL 102 or Eligibility for ENGL C1000 (Formerly ENGL 1) as determined by multiple measures or other appropriate method | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 13B | Interm Craft of Writing-Poetry | 3.00 Units | ||
| The craft of writing poetry 13B at an intermediate level builds on skills developed in English 13A. 13B requires a greater focus on the analysis of poetic form and devices as well as a more integrated use of techniques and styles from a diverse selection of poetry, including peers, to develop and revise one's own work. Prerequisite: ENGL 13A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 20 | Studies in Shakespeare | 3.00 Units | ||
| Readings of the sonnets and representative comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances of William Shakespeare, with attention to the early, middle and late phases of his art and to the historical time period in which he lived. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 21 | Evolution of the Black Writer | 3.00 Units | ||
| This class provides an introduction to Black American writers through an exploration of poetry, fiction, drama, essays and multi-media. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 22 | Mex Amer/Latinx Lit of U.S. | 3.00 Units | ||
| Introduction to short stories, novels, poetry, memoirs, essays and plays related to Mexican American and Latinx literary traditions in the US. Literary works will be analyzed in the context of the historical growth of Mexican American and Latinx identity in the United States during the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 25 | Asian-American Literature | 3.00 Units | ||
| Introduction to literary works of fiction, poetry, drama and the essay that reflect and explore the diversity of Asian-American experiences. Analysis of literature in the context of the historical growth of Asian-American identities and communities, with a focus on the 20th and 21st centuries. Topics range from "perpetual foreigner syndrome," to the Model Minority Myth and Internalized oppression, to generation gaps within families, to expressions of cultural pride. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 28 | Youth Literature | 3.00 Units | ||
| Course focuses on reading and analyzing literature written for, or directed toward, children and young adults. Emphasizes contemporary U.S. texts, classic works, and the origins of youth literature (including fables, folk tales and fairy tales). | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 31 | Intro to Queer Literature | 3.00 Units | ||
| Introduction to novels, poems, plays, and essays by and about queer people, i.e., members of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning) community. Analysis of this literature in the context of the LGBTQ social and political movements of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries and evolving societal attitudes toward the LGBTQ community. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 32 | U.S. Women's Literature | 3.00 Units | ||
| Chronicles the expression of U.S. women authors through readings in a variety of genres such as fiction, poetry, drama, and the essay. Explores works by authors of varied racial and ethnic backgrounds in an effort to understand the diversity of women's voices, especially in the 20th century. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 35 | Modern U.S. Literature | 3.00 Units | ||
| U.S. literature from the second half of the 19th Century to the present, including poetry, drama, prose fiction, and essays. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL C1000 (Formerly ENGL 1) as determined by multiple measures or other appropriate method, Strongly Recommended: ENGL C1000 (Formerly ENGL 1) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 41 | World Literature(17th-Present) | 3.00 Units | ||
| Comparative study of selected works of literature, in English and in translation, from around the world, including Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and other areas, from the mid seventeenth century to the present. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL C1000 (Formerly ENGL 1) as determined by multiple measures or other appropriate method or, ENGL 102 Strongly Recommended: ENGL C1000 (Formerly ENGL 1) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 45 | Studies in Fiction | 3.00 Units | ||
| Exploration of particular themes and/or periods as reflected in works of fiction, including discussion of form, content, and cultural contexts. Strongly Recommended: ENGL C1000 (Formerly ENGL 1) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 48 | Literature of the Holocaust | 3.00 Units | ||
| Explores the literature of the Holocaust through readings in a variety of genres including the memoir, essays, fiction, poetry, and film. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 201A | Noncredit Prep Composition I | .00 Units | ||
| Non-credit course in which students will practice academic reading, critical thinking, and writing expected in credit classes or degree-applicable classes. This is the first 9-week course in a two-course Certificate of Competency in Preparation for English Composition. The course is free to students and repeatable until mastery of the skills is met. Strongly Recommended: Informed Course Selection Tool (ICST) | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 201B | Noncredit Prep Composition II | .00 Units | ||
| Non-credit course in which students will practice academic reading, critical thinking, and writing expected in credit classes or degree applicable classes. This is the second 9-week course in a two-course sequence but may also be taken as a stand alone course leading to a Certificate of Competency in Preparation for English Composition. The course is free to students and repeatable until mastery of the skills is met. Strongly Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 201A (completed with a grade of "P" or higher) and/or Informed Course Selection Tool | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 202 | Noncredit Reading and Writing | .00 Units | ||
| Preparation for academic reading, critical thinking, and writing expected in transfer and associate-degree classes. This course is tuition free and students may repeat this course until mastery of the skills is met. Noncredit course that is equivalent to the English 102 credit course of the same title. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 210 | English Jam: Non-Credit Comp | .00 Units | ||
| In the English Jam students will review and practice components of academic reading and writing in a supportive environment. This is a non-credit class, tuition-free and repeatable, and can count towards earning a Non-credit Preparation for English Composition certificate. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
| ENGL 215 | Support w Writing and Reading | .00 Units | ||
| Support with reading and writing. Students meet regularly with an English 215 instructor, as well as with WRAC tutors and WRAC English/ESL instructors, on a customized learning plan. This course is free and repeatable. This course is intended to assist and prepare students to be successful in college-level credit coursework. | ||||
| College: Chabot College | ||||
| Division: Language Arts | ||||
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