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120 125 182
COMPOSITION AND READING SHAKESPEARE BASIC COMMUNICATION-
4.0 Units 3.0 Units VOCABULARY
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE ENGL 125 is an introduction to the works 1.0 Unit
ENGL 120 is designed for students who of Shakespeare. The course is focused on NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
want to prepare for the writing required a close study of Shakespeare’s major plays. ENGL 182 is designed to help students
in college classes and other settings. The It also provides a background and insights develop a wide variety of vocabulary skills.
course emphasizes practice in the writing of into the Elizabethan world so that the The modular system of this computer-based
thesis-based essays and the critical analysis student may more fully understand and course allows students to work on one skill
of selected prose works dealing with impor- appreciate Shakespeare’s writings. Lecture at a time. Students work independently and
tant contemporary ideas. ENGL 120 provides 3 hours. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL review a topic as many times as necessary
practice in the mechanics, style, and organi- 101. Course Typically Off ered: Fall. Transfer to achieve full understanding and mastery
zation of paragraphs and essays. Note: This Credit: CSU, UC, USC. of it. Note: This course is Pass/No Pass only.
course is Pass/No Pass only. Lecture 4 hours. 127 Laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisite: None.
Prerequisite: ENGL 191 or placement based CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Course Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring.
on a composite of test scores and academic 3.0 Units 183
background. Recommended Preparation: BASIC COMMUNICATION-
ENGL 192. (ENGL 192 may be taken concur- ENGL 127 introduces representative works of GRAMMAR
rently.) Course Typically Off ered: Winter/ children’s literature and develops students’ 1.0 Unit
Spring/Summer/Fall. close reading and analytical writing skills,
while promoting an appreciation for the NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
122 aesthetic and psychological aspects of ENGL 183 is designed to provide the student
AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1865 literature written for children. The course with the basic background and skills
3.0 Units considers means of production of children’s necessary for recognizing and remedying
ENGL 122 introduces students to a large literature in historical terms, analyzing tales frequently made grammatical errors. This
range of works by major American writers, from the oral tradition, through the advent course, which is individualized, self-paced,
as well as to works by minor American writ- of print, to current means of dissemination interactive, and audio tutorial, introduces the
ers representing marginalized voices in the while also investigating children’s reception student to basic English constructions and
United States, from Colonial times to the of content and form. Lecture 3 hours. Prereq- sentence-level writing problems. Credit is
Civil War. The course relates these works to uisite: Eligibility for ENGL 101. Course Typi- awarded upon completion of all the modules.
the history of ideas developing contemporar- cally Off ered: Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU. Note: This course is Pass/No Pass only. Labo-
ily in the United States. Important historical (C-ID ENGL 180) ratory 3 hours. Prerequisite: None. Course
movements are traced so that students may 128 Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring.
gain increased understanding of America’s THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE 188
heritage. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: 3.0 Units INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC
Eligibility for ENGL 101. Course Typically READING
Off ered: Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. ENGL 128 is a general introduction to the 3.0 Units
(C-ID ENGL 130) Bible: its characters, recurrent themes,
images and symbols. The course presents NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
123 information regarding the literary divi- ENGL 188 is a reading course designed for
AMERICAN LITERATURE FROM 1865 sions, the language, and text of each book students who need to improve their basic
TO THE PRESENT as well as its composition, authorship, date, reading comprehension skills. Various
3.0 Units and contents. Attention is given to literary, word attack skills are covered: syllabica-
ENGL 123 introduces students to a broad historical, geographical, archaeological, and tion/phonics, word analysis through the
range of American authors and their relation- theological matters, including the formation study of prefi xes, suffi xes, and word roots.
ships to major literary and intellectual move- of the canon, modern approaches to biblical Basic grammar rules regarding parts of
ments that comprise an evolving national study, and principal English versions of the speech, punctuation and capitalization are
literature and inform ideas of what it is to be Scriptures. Lecture 3 hours. Recommended reviewed. Methods and strategies to improve
“American.” This course provides a generous Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 101. comprehension, application, and analysis
sample of the works of both well-known and Course Typically Off ered: Fall (Even Years are examined, along with Know-Will Know-
underrepresented American writers from the Only). Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. Learn (KWL), Survey-Question-Read-Recite-
Civil War to the present moment. Lecture 3 130 Review (SQ3R), highlighting, outlining
hours. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 101. SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE and summarizing in order to diff erentiate
Course Typically Off ered: Spring. Transfer 3.00 units between general and specifi c details, and
Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID ENGL 135) determine the topic and main ideas in
ENGL 130 is a survey of Science Fiction and paragraphs. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite:
Fantasy Literature from the late 19th Century Placement is based on a composite of test
to the present, concentrating on 20th and 21st scores and academic background or ABSE
Century writers. The course addresses the 186 and ABSE 187. Course Typically Off ered:
history, major themes, and the function of Fall/Spring.
science fi ction and fantasy as literary forms.
Lecture 3 hours. Recommended Prepara-
tion: Eligibility for ENGL 101.

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