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160 ENGLISH
109
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD
LITERATURE FROM ANCIENT TIMES
TO 1700
3.0 Units
ENGL 109 is a comparative study of selected
works, both composed in English, and trans-
lated to English, of literature from around
the world, including Europe, the Middle
East, Asia, and other areas, from antiquity
to the mid or late seventeenth century. The
course may include selections from The
Ramayana, Shahnameh, Popol Vuh, Rumi,
The Decameron, and The Thousand and One
Nights. Emphasis is placed upon the classics. must complete a finished short script by the
Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or
ENGL 120 or ESL 151 or equivalent. Course
Typically Offered: Fall. Transfer Credit:
CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID ENGL 140)
110
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD
LITERATURE FROM 1700 TO THE
PRESENT TIME
3.0 Units
ENGL 110 is a comparative study of selected
works, in translation and in English, of
literature from around the world, including
Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and
other areas, from the mid or late seventeenth attention is given to authorial subject posi-
century to the present. Emphasis is placed
upon cultural history and the history of
important ideas reflected in the literary
works as well as the development of liter-
ary techniques and style. Lecture 3 hours.
Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 101.
Course Typically Offered: Spring. Transfer
Credit: CSU, UC, USC. (C-ID ENGL 145)
111
WOMEN IN LITERATURE
3.0 Units
ENGL 111 is a comparative study of the
roles assigned to women in literature by
both male and female authors. The course
critically examines the literary and cultural ENGL 115 is an introduction to the craft and
stereotypes of women in the short story,
novel, poetry, and drama. Lecture 3 hours.
Recommended Preparation: ENGL 120 or
ESL 151 or equivalent. Course Typically
Offered: Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC
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
112
SCREENWRITING
3.0 Units
ENGL 112 is a basic course in the principles
and practice of writing for film and cinema.
Emphasis is placed upon the essentials of
screenplay structure, format, sequence,
characterization, and the dramatic scene.
The course includes critical analysis through
reading selected screenplays and viewing
specific dramatic scenes portrayed on film.
Students will learn fundamentals of dramatic
screenwriting and be familiarized with the
elements and tools of screenwriting. Students
end of the course. Lecture 3 hours. Prereq-
uisite: Eligibility for ENGL 101. Course
Typically Offered: Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU
114
INTRODUCTION TO POETRY:
CREATIVE WRITING
3.0 Units
ENGL 114 is an introduction to the craft and
practice of poetry, including study of the
structural, stylistic, and thematic elements of
various poetic forms, such as lyric, narrative,
free verse, and experimental. In addition to
studying strategies and techniques of poetry,
tion, the historical and social contexts of writ- and write extensively about contemporary
ing, and creative writing theory. The course
takes contemporary literature as its focus,
highlighting both canonical and marginal-
ized and underrepresented voices. In addi-
tion to composing their own works of poetry,
students read, discuss, and write extensively
about contemporary works. Lecture 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ENGL 103. Course Typically
Offered: Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC
115
INTRODUCTION TO FICTION:
CREATIVE WRITING
3.0 Units
practice of fiction, including study of the
structural, stylistic, and thematic elements of
various fictional forms, such as short stories,
novels, plays, and screenplays. In addition to
studying strategies and techniques of fiction,
attention is given to authorial subject posi-
tion, the historical and social contexts of writ-
ing, and creative writing theory. The course
takes contemporary literature as its focus,
highlighting both canonical, marginalized
and underrepresented voices. In addition
to composing their own works of fiction,
students read, discuss, and write extensively
about contemporary works. Lecture 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ENGL 103. Transfer Credit:
CSU, UC, USC
117
FILM AS LITERATURE
3.0 Units
ENGL 117 is the study of film as literature
from thematic, cultural, historical, and
aesthetic perspectives. Students are encour-
aged to incorporate analytical perspectives
from literary and film criticism into discus-
sion and written work. Lecture 3 hours.
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for
ENGL 101. Course Typically Offered: Fall/
Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC
118
INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE
NONFICTION: CREATIVE WRITING
3.0 Units
ENGL 118 is an introduction to the craft
and practice of creative nonfiction, such as
memoir, literary journalism, profiles, and
flash, lyric or researched essays. In addition
to studying strategies and techniques of
nonfiction, attention is given to authorial
subject position, the historical and social
contexts of writing, and creative writing
theory. The course takes contemporary
literature as its focus, highlighting canonical,
marginalized and underrepresented voices.
In addition to composing their own works of
creative nonfiction, students read, discuss
works. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: ENGL
103. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC
122
AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1865
3.0 Units
ENGL 122 introduces students to a large
range of works by major American writers,
as well as to works by minor American writ-
ers representing marginalized voices in the
United States, from Colonial times to the
Civil War. The course relates these works to
the history of ideas developing contemporar-
ily in the United States. Important historical
movements are traced so that students may
gain increased understanding of America’s
heritage. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite:
Eligibility for ENGL 101. Course Typically
Offered: Fall. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC.
(C-ID ENGL 130)