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epresented in the evidence found, andwhich engages students in judging themerit and appropriateness of discoveredevidence. A substantial amount of writingis required.GenEd: A1, A3ENGL 110 THEMES INMULTICULTURAL LITERATUREFOR NON-MAJORS (3)Three hours lecture per weekExploration of broad themes in literatureacross multiple genres and cultures,American and international. Repeatableby topic up to 6 units.GenEd: C2, C3BENGL 120 AMERICAN LITERATURE I (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or 105 orequivalentStudy of major works of AmericanLiterature from colonial times through1850, with special attention to literarymovements. Major writers will beaddressed, as well as lesser-knownwriters from various cultural and regionalbackgrounds.GenEd: C2ENGL 150 BRITISH AND EUROPEANLITERATURE I (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisites: 103 or 105 or equivalentSurvey of major authors in British andEuropean literature from Beowulf toapproximately 1650, with specialemphasis on the intellectual backgroundsof the Medieval and Renaissanceperiods.GenEd: C2ENGL 210 THEMES IN WORLDLITERATURE (3)Three hours lecture per weekA survey of world literature, focusinglargely on texts by non-western authors,organized around one or more themes.Texts studied are primarily written byauthors from the following areas: Asia,India and Pakistan, the Middle East,Africa, and Latin America.GenEd: C2ENGL 212 INTRODUCTION TOCHILDREN’S LITERATURE (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or 105 orEquivalentAn inquiry into children’s literature.Students analyze works representativeof several cultures and genres, includingfiction, poetry, picture books, non-fiction,and traditional literature. Focus will be oncritical reading of materials appropriatefor grades K-6 as well as analysis ofliterary elements and structural features.The course will foster appreciation for andunderstanding of the author’s craft throughanalytical papers, investigatory projects,and creative responses to children’sliterature. Formerly ENGL 312, changedin Fall 2007.ENGL 220 AMERICAN LITERATURE II (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 120 or equivalent orConsent of instructorStudy of major works of Americanliterature from 1850 to the present, withspecial attention to literary movements.Major writers will be addressed, as wellas lesser known writers from variouscultural and regional backgrounds.GenEd: C2ENGL 230 INTRODUCTION TOJOURNALISM (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105Designed for students interested inproducing print and photo journalismfor local community publications. Topicswill include journalistic writing stylesand techniques, research strategies,interviewing methods, appropriatelayout and design techniques. Projectswill culminate in a product suitable forpublication.Same as COMM 230GenEd: A2ENGL 250 BRITISH AND EUROPEANLITERATURE II (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 150 or equivalent orConsent of instructorStudy of major works of British andEuropean literature from approximately1650 to the present, with specialattention to various literary movements.GenEd: C2ENGL 260 PERSPECTIVES INCREATIVE WRITING (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekAn introduction to creative writing. Writingintensive with peer discussion and editingas well as reading and discussing whatauthors have written about the writingprocess. Formerly ENGL 460, in May2006, formerly ENGL 360, changedDec. 2007.ENGL 311 BILINGUAL LITERARYSTUDIES/ESTUDIOSLITERARIOS BILINGUES (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105and SPAN 202 or SPAN 212 or Consentof instructorThis course explores the literatures ofthe Americas written in two languages:English and Spanish. Course texts willinclude works written by bilingual U.S.authors and Latin American authorswriting primarily in Spanish; genres mayinclude novels, with a special focus onMagical Realism/el realismo magico,short stories/cuentos, and poetry.Readings will be in the original language;class discussions will be bilingual.Same as SPAN 311ENGL 315 INTRODUCTION TOLANGUAGE, STRUCTUREAND LINGUISTICS (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or 105 orEquivalentAn examination of the basic componentsof human language, including phonology,morphology, syntax and semantics,and the differences/similarities amonglanguages. Students will identify examplesof speech parts and their functions,morphologies, and syntax.ENGL 322 SOCIOLOGY OFPOPULAR CULTURE (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisite: SOC 100Examines popular culture from asociological and a comparativeperspective. Emphasizes the impact ofmass media on individual behavior,marketing and consumption ofamusements and entertainments in thedomestic and global marketplace.Same as SOC 322, COMM 322ENGL 325 MAJOR NON-WESTERNAUTHORS (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105and either ENGL 220 or ENGL 250 orEquivalent.A concentrated study of selected non-Western authors. Authors selected changefrom term to term; therefore, students maytake the course for credit more than once.Repeatable by topic up to 6 units.ENGL 326 MAJOR BRITISH ANDEUROPEAN AUTHORS (3)Three hours lecture/discussion per weekPrerequisites: ENGL 250 or EquivalentConcentrated study of selected Britishand/or European authors. Authorsselected change from term to term;therefore, students may take the coursefor credit more than once. Repeatable bytopics.Course Descriptions2011 – 2012www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 Catalog253