Course Descriptions: ENGLISH, LITERATURE AND READING
A Cañada College English Placement Test or ESL Placement Test is required for enrollment in most English and English for non-native speakers (ESL) courses. The placement tests may be waived if a student has completed an English course with a grade of “C” or better at another accredited college in the United States and can provide transcripts indicating course completion. (See section on Assessment and Placement.)
ENGL 100 READING AND COMPOSITION (CAN ENGL 2) (CAN ENGL SEQ A = ENGL 100 + 110)
Units (Letter grade) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/16 by arrangement online lab hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): ENGL 836 or ESL 400 OR eligibility for ENGL 100 on approved college English Placement Test and other measures as necessary AND READ 836 or ESL 400 with Credit or a grade of “C” or better OR eligibility for 400-level Reading courses on approved college Reading Placement Test and other measures as necessary. Description: An intensive reading and writing course based on the study of primarily non-fiction materials of culturally diverse writers. Course writing emphasizes the expository and the argumentative forms. Emphasis is placed on writing coherent, compelling essays demonstrating critical thinking skills and the basic elements of building a convincing argument. Transfer: CSU: A2, UC. (IGETC: 1A)
ENGL 110 COMPOSITION, LITERATURE AND CRITICAL THINKING (CAN ENGL 4) (CAN ENGL SEQ A = ENGL 100 + 110)
Units (Letter grade) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/16 by arrangement online lab hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100. Description: In this course students read and analyze works of fiction, poetry, and drama and write critical expository essays which demonstrate skills in analysis and critical thinking. Transfer: CSU: A3, C2, UC. (IGETC: 1B)
ENGL 161 CREATIVE WRITING I
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for ENGL 100 or equivalent. Description: Students learn and practice the craft of writing short stories, sketches, poetry, short drama, journals, reportage and other literary forms for both personal enjoyment and professional training. Transfer: CSU: C2, UC.
ENGL 162 CREATIVE WRITING II
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): ENGL 161. Description: In this advanced Creative Writing class, students continue to learn and practice the craft of writing short stories, sketches, poetry, short drama, journals and/or reportage or other literary forms. Transfer: CSU, UC.
ENGL 165 ADVANCED COMPOSITION
Units (Letter grade) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/16 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100. Description: This is an advanced course in non-fiction writing. Students are taught to read and think critically and to write nuanced arguments. Transfer: CSU: A3, UC. (IGETC: 1B)
ENGL 200 INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS: A SURVEY OF LANGUAGE (Also LING 200)
Units (Letter grade) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: The origin and development of spoken and written languages, language acquisition, and the evolution of language are studied in this course. The basics of linguistics including systems of phonetics and phonology, semantics, morphology and syntax are also studied. There is also a strong focus on the grammar and sentence structure of standard written English. Transfer: CSU: DSI, UC. (IGETC 4)
ENGL 400 COMPOSITION FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS (Replaced by ESL 400)
ENGL 826 BASIC READING/COMPOSITION
Units (Letter grade) 4; Class Hours: Minimum of 64 lecture/16 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Basic Skills Level: Open Curriculum; Prerequisite(s): None; Corequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in READ 826. Description: This course improves reading and writing skills through reading non-fiction and short fiction, developing vocabulary, and writing paragraphs. Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.
ENGL 836 WRITING DEVELOPMENT
Units (Letter grade) 4; Class Hours: Minimum of 64 lecture/16 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ENGL 826 and READ 826, or Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400 based on scores on approved Cañada College assessment instruments (placement tests with multiple measures assessment), or *successful completion of coursework at other colleges/universities equivalent to ENGL 826 and READ 826. Description: Learn to plan, organize, compose and revise a college-level essay. Write text-based essays, and develop the ability to express ideas logically with detailed support. Review mechanics, grammar, and MLA documentation style. Develop the composition skills necessary to meet standards for entrance to English 100. Successful completion of BOTH English 836 and Reading 836 is required for entrance into English 100.
*Use the Office of Matriculation to approve course work completed at other colleges/universities to meet the prerequisite.
LITERATURE
LIT. 151 INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE I (Also DRAM 151)
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100. Description: Study of representative plays of Shakespeare. A chronological sequence of plays, from each of the phases of Shakespeare’s creativity, is covered. Some discussion of Shakespeare’s life and times and some discussion of his poetry are included, although the plays are the main focus of the course. Transfer: CSU: C2, UC. (IGETC: 3B)
LIT. 152 INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE II (Also DRAM 152)
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100. Description: Study of selected plays of Shakespeare. Some discussion of Shakespeare’s life and times and some discussion of his poetry is included, although his plays are the main focus of the course. Plays covered are different than those in LIT. 151 and are not selected on a chronological basis. Transfer: CSU: C2, UC. (IGETC: 3B)
LIT. 200 MAJOR FIGURES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100. Description: Study of the writings of some of the major figures in American literature. Intensive reading, lectures, discussion, papers. Transfer: CSU: C2, UC. (IGETC: 3B)
LIT. 205 NEW VOICES IN WORLD LITERATURE
Units (Letter grade) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/16 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Students read, discuss, and write about contemporary work from many world cultures. Work includes fiction, poetry, drama, film, and performance arts from Native American, Asian, Pacific Islander, African American, Latino, Middle Eastern and other world cultures. Transfer: CSU: C2, UC. (IGETC: 3B)
LIT. 231 SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE I (CAN ENGL 8)
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100. Description: Study of the typical works of major English writers from Chaucer to the Restoration. Discussions, lectures, writing of critical essays. Transfer: CSU: C2, UC. (IGETC: 3B)
LIT. 232 SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE II (CAN ENGL 10)
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): ENGL 110. Description: Study of the typical works of major English writers from the Restoration to the Victorian period. Discussions, lectures, writing of critical essays. Transfer: CSU: C2, UC. (IGETC: 3B)
LIT. 251 WOMEN IN LITERATURE
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 110; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: This course explores women writers’ views of women and men in short stories, novels, poetry, drama, and film. The class discusses literature beginning with the ancient Greeks up to contemporary feminist writers, comparing men and women writers on similar themes. Transfer: CSU: C2, UC. (IGETC: 3B)
LIT. 252 WOMEN WRITERS: MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100. Description: A survey of the influence of women in a global society through an examination of fiction and non-fiction by women writers. Explores the changes in women’s history; the development of women’s roles, globally and in American culture; and the significance of women within society. The literature sampled emphasizes a comparative approach toward analyzing writing by women from diverse backgrounds throughout history. (Fulfills Associate degree Ethnic Studies requirement.) Transfer: CSU: C2, UC. (IGETC: 3B)
LIT. 266 BLACK LITERATURE
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100. Description: A survey of the influence of African Americans on American history through an examination of fiction and non-fiction. The literature sampled spans the history of African-Americans in America since 1619; explores the development of this ethnic group; analyzes the significance of African-Americans to the formation of this nation; and includes: autobiographical works, poetry, short stories, folk tales, novellas, films, music, and art. (Fulfills Associate degree Ethnic Studies requirement.) Transfer: CSU: C2, UC. (IGETC: 3B)
LIT. 371 MEXICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Study of literature written in English by Mexican-Americans. Emphasis is placed upon contemporary stories, poems, and essays. (Fulfills Associate degree Ethnic Studies requirement.) Transfer: CSU: C2, UC. (IGETC: 3B)
LIT. 372 MYTH AND FOLKLORE OF LA RAZA
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 100; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Explore the purpose and meaning of myth and folklore within the context of the indigenous, Mexican, and Mexican-American cultures found in Mexico and the Southwest. Course work involves analyzing myths and folklore that originate from the indigenous of the Americas, the Spanish and the mestizos of Latin American culture. Students also study the effects of these myths and folklore on contemporary values. (Fulfills Associate degree Ethnic Studies requirement.) Transfer: CSU: C2, UC. (IGETC: 3B)
LIT. 373 LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Units (Letter grade) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100. Description: In this course students study Latin American literature written in English. An emphasis is placed on contemporary shorts stories, poems, and novels as well as films. In order to fully appreciate these texts, students learn about relevant historical, political, and social issues. (Fulfills Associate degree Ethnic Studies requirement.) Transfer: CSU: C2, UC. (IGETC: 3B)
LIT. 375 NATIVE-AMERICAN LITERATURE
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100. Description: A study of the great epics and myths, the lyrical and narrative poetry, the oratory, and the contemporary works in prose and poetry of the American Indian from pre-Conquest times to the present. (Fulfills Associate degree Ethnic Studies requirement.) Transfer: CSU: C2, UC. (IGETC: 3B)
LIT. 441 SURVEY OF FILM
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Survey of film masterpieces from the early 1900’s to the present with emphasis on structure of film and the technique of film making. Screening of films followed by discussion and reading exercise students’ abilities to think, speak and write critically about films and their historical context. Transfer: CSU: C1, C2, UC. (IGETC: 3A)
LIT. 442 FILM STUDY AND APPRECIATION
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Film study and appreciation with a focus on one area of study: i.e., one period, genre, director, national cinema, chosen from film history. Screening of films followed by discussion, reading, and writing, with emphasis on students’ abilities to think, speak and write critically about films. Transfer: CSU: C1, C2, UC. (IGETC: 3A)
READING
READ 826 READING IMPROVEMENT
Units (Grade Option) 5; Class Hours: Minimum of 80 lecture/16 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Basic Skills Level: Open Curriculum; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: By means of lecture, this course teaches efficient reading strategies and study techniques to improve word analysis, vocabulary, reading comprehension and study skills. Recommendation via College Placement Test. Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.
READ 836 ACADEMIC READING STRATEGIES
Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture/16 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Prerequisite(s): READ 826 or ESL 864, or eligibility for READ 836 on approved college Reading Placement Test and other measures as necessary. Description: Learn efficient reading strategies to improve vocabulary, comprehension, reader reaction and study-techniques to prepare for college courses across the disciplines. Reading rate flexibility is introduced as well. The natural reading and writing connection is emphasized in assignments. Successful completion of BOTH READ 836 and ENGL 836 or ESL 400 is required for entrance into ENGL 100.
Updated:
6/30/11
