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67 - WRITING LABORATORY (.5 UNIT) RPT 3 –
NDA (P/NP)
Students are given individual help in improving their
composition skills for all courses requiring the completion
of written assignments and essays, laboratory reports,
library and research papers, and term papers. Assistance is
provided on organization, spelling, punctuation, grammar,
mechanics, critical thinking, and understanding literary
terms. Laboratory: 65 minutes per week.
73 - BEGINNING COLLEGE READING AND
WRITING (3 UNITS) NDA (P/NP)
Prerequisite: Completions of Developmental Communications 020
with a grade of “C” or better, or appropriate score on assessment test.
English fundamentals including grammar, spelling,
punctuation, and construction of sentences are taught in
their application to this introductory composition course.
This course prepares students for English 28 and serves
as an alternative to English 21.
101 - COLLEGE READING AND COMPOSITION
I (3 UNITS) UC:CSU
Prerequisite: Completion of English 028 or English 031 with a grade
of “C” or better, or appropriate score on assessment test.
English 101 is a course in critical reading and prose
writing designed to refine the student’s skills in thinking
logically, reading carefully, and writing effectively. Stress
is placed on the organization and composition of objective
expository essays, including the research paper.
102 - COLLEGE READING AND COMPOSITION
II (3 UNITS) UC:CSU
Prerequisite: Completion of English 101 with a grade of “C” or better.
English 102 is designed to reinforce the critical reading
and writing skills presented in English 101 through the
study of fiction, poetry, and drama. Emphasized are the
analysis, interpretation, and appreciation of literature.
Stress is placed on the organization and composition of
critical essays, including the research paper.
127 - CREATIVE WRITING (3 UNITS) UC:CSU -
RPT 3
Prerequisite: Completion of English 101 with a grade of “C” or better.
This course is designed for those who want to learn the
craft of writing professionally. Students write poems,
plays, stories, or essays and present them for informal
discussion and criticism by the class and instructor. The
course offers an opportunity to discover and develop talent
and to practice basic professional writing techniques.
137 - LIBRARY RESEARCH AND
BIBLIOGRAPHY (1 UNIT) UC:CSU
Prerequisite: Completion of English 101 with a grade of “C” or better
or concurrent enrollment.
The student will learn to locate, evaluate, interpret,
analyze, and organize information from a wide variety of
library and internet sources with the object of producing
a finished research paper. Students will learn to refine a
topic, take notes, outline, document sources, and format
a research paper.
203 - WORLD LITERATURE I (3 UNITS) UC:CSU
Prerequisite: Completion of English 101 with a grade of “C” or better.
Great works of world literature are studied in the context of
the cultures that produced them. Mythic, classical, Hebrew,
Greek, Roman, Middle Ages, and the Renaissance writers
are read and discussed.
204 - WORLD LITERATURE II (3 UNITS)
UC:CSU
Prerequisite: Completion of English 101 with a grade of “C” or better.
The subject matter of English 203 is continued: masterpieces
of world literature. Selections studied are from the Neo-
Classic, the Romantic, the Realistic, and the Modern
periods.
205 - ENGLISH LITERATURE I (3 UNITS)
UC:CSU
Prerequisite: Completion of English 101 with a grade of “C” or better.
This course surveys the literature of England from that of
the Old English period to that of the late Neo-Classical
period.
206 - ENGLISH LITERATURE II (3 UNITS)
UC:CSU
Prerequisite: Completion of English 101 with a grade of “C” or better.
This course is a continuation of English 205. British
literature of the Romantic, Victorian, and Modern periods
is read and discussed.
207 - AMERICAN LITERATURE I (3 UNITS)
UC:CSU
Prerequisite: Completion of English 101 with a grade of “C” or better.
This course introduces American writers and writings
from colonial times to 1865. Besides studying with major
writers, students will become acquainted with writers who
suggest the diversity of subject and opinion in American
literature.
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