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158 ENGLISH
101H
HONORS INTRODUCTION
TO COLLEGE READING AND
COMPOSITION
4.0 Units
ENGL 101H is a foundation course in critical
reading and writing skills required of those
students intending to transfer to a university. emphasizes the application of logical reason-
Through their reading and discussion of
selected prose works, students learn to iden-
tify problems, examine possible solutions,
recognize unstated assumptions and values,
appraise evidence, evaluate arguments, draw
inferences, and test conclusions. Through
their writing, students learn to analyze,
synthesize, organize information logically,
and propose original ideas. Students also
receive instruction in research and MLA
documentation and are required to complete
a fully documented research paper. The
honors course will be enhanced in one or
more of the following ways: 1. accelerated
standards of reading levels, emphasizing
primary sources 2. accelerated standards of
critical thinking including critical writing
and problem-centered research . Lecture 4
hours. Prerequisite: Placement is based on
academic background or completion of ESL
151 or ENGL 100 or ENGL 120, or equivalent.
Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC
102
CRITICAL THINKING AND LITERARY
ANALYSIS
3.0 Units
ENGL 102 helps students to develop their
critical thinking and writing skills beyond
the level achieved in English 101. The course
emphasizes the application of logical reason-
ing, analysis, and strategies of argumenta-
tion in critical thinking and writing, using
literature (both fiction and non-fiction) and
literary criticism as subject matter. Students
also receive instruction in literary research,
complete a fully documented research
paper, and are introduced to the process of
revision. Furthermore, students develop a
deeper understanding of the human condi-
tion through the study of literature. Lecture
3 hours. Prerequisite: ENGL 101. Course
Typically Offered: Winter/Spring/Summer/
Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID
ENGL 120)
2 0 2 0 – 2 0 2 1 C ATA L O G • G L E N DA L E C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E
102H
HONORS CRITICAL THINKING AND
LITERARY ANALYSIS
3.0 Units
ENGL 102H helps students to develop their
critical thinking and writing skills beyond
the level achieved in English 101. The course
ing, analysis, and strategies of argumenta-
tion in critical thinking and writing, using
literature (both fiction and non-fiction) and
literary criticism as subject matter. Students
also receive instruction in literary research,
complete a fully documented research paper,
and are introduced to the process of revision.
Furthermore, students develop a deeper
understanding of the human condition
through the study of literature. The honors
course will be enhanced in one or more of the
following ways: 1. Accelerated standards of
reading levels, emphasizing major writers;
2. Accelerated standards of critical think-
ing, including critical writing and problem-
centered research; 3. Introduction to and
emphasis on types or schools of literary criti- Typically Offered: Winter/Spring/Summer/
cism, including professional models of such.
Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or
equivalent. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC
103
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
3.0 Units
ENGL 103 consists of an introduction to the
theory and practice of creative verbal expres-
sion in the major imaginative literary forms:
(1) non-fiction and fiction prose, (2) poetry,
and (3) drama. Emphasis is placed on step by
step instruction in creating the finished piece
of writing, with much group discussion of
student writing. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequi-
site: Eligibility for ENGL 101. Course Typi-
cally Offered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit:
CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID ENGL 200)
104
CRITICAL THINKING AND
ARGUMENTATION
3.0 Units
ENGL 104 helps students to develop their
critical thinking and writing skills beyond
the level achieved in English 101. Students
learn to read and think critically and to
develop their analytical and argumentative
writing skills providing a more advanced
understanding of the relationship of
language to logic and by further promot-
ing the ability to reason effectively and
reach valid conclusions. Writing forms and
strategies are taught within the contexts of
contemporary ideas and cultural diversity
as reflected in selected readings. In addition,
the course provides instruction in advanced
research techniques and students will be
required to complete a fully documented
research paper. Furthermore, students
develop an appreciation for the role and
scope of rhetoric in their daily lives. Lecture
3 hours. Prerequisite: ENGL 101. Course
Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID
ENGL 105)
105
SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
FROM ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD TO
1780
3.0 Units
ENGL 105 is a survey course covering the
development of English Literature from
the beginning to 1780 and emphasizing
the development of thought in relation to
historical and social backgrounds. Lecture
3 hours. Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL
101. Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring.
Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID ENGL
160)
106
SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
FROM 1780 TO THE PRESENT TIME
3.0 Units
ENGL 106 is a survey course covering the
development of English Literature from 1780
to the present time. English 106 continues
the study of the development of thought
as an expression of our cultural heritage.
Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: Eligibility for
ENGL 101. Course Typically Offered: Fall/
Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID
ENGL 165)