COA 09-11 Catalog - Peralta Colleges

english (ENGL)133ENGL 49Independent Study in English.5-5 units, .5-5 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSUSee section on Independent Study. 1501.00ENGL 33BIntroduction to Contemporary Literature3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Prerequisite: Engl 1AEngl 33A is not prerequisite to Engl 33B.Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCStudy of selected literature of the twentieth century:Thematic and stylistic aspects of the individual works;1970 to the present with emphasis on American andBritish writers. 1503.00AA/AS area 3, 4d; CSU area C2; IGETC area 3ENGL 36Women in Literature3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Prerequisite: Engl 1AAcceptable for credit: CSU, UCStudy of women in literature written by both men andwomen: Social effects of images of women; the creativeprocess in literary works written by women. 1503.00AA/AS area 3, 4d; CSU area C2; IGETC area 3ENGL 47Children’s Literature3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Prerequisite: Engl 1AAcceptable for credit: CSUIntroduction to children’s literature: Fairy tales and taletypes; interpretation of children’s literature from theperspectives of children, teachers, and parents; study ofbooks by authors such as Brown, Dahl, Juster, Rowling,Sendak, Soto, and others. 1503.00AA/AS area 3, 4d; CSU area C2ENGL 48AA-FZSelected Topics in English.5-5 units, 0-5 hours lecture, 0-15 hours laboratory (GRor P/NP)Acceptable for credit: CSUSee section on Selected Topics. 1501.00ENGL 201APreparation for Composition and Reading4 units, 4 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Prerequisite: Engl 250D/267B or 252B or 259D/269Bor 292B (or 292EB) or satisfactory multiple-measuresassessment of writing skills, and Engl 251D/268B or 252Bor 259D/269B or 293B or satisfactory multiple-measuresassessment of reading skills.Introduction to college-level reading and writing ofexpository prose: Development of college-level readingskills; analysis of texts with an emphasis on nonfiction;expository writing including various modesof developing essays, essay organization; paragraphdevelopment; sentence development; and practice inediting/proofreading. 1501.00AA/AS area 4dENGL 201BPreparation for Composition and Reading4 units, 4 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Prerequisite: Engl 201AContinuation of college-level reading and writing ofexpository prose: Development of college-level readingskills; analysis of texts with an emphasis on nonfiction;expository writing including various modesof developing essays, essay organization; paragraphdevelopment; sentence development; and practice inediting/proofreading. 1501.00AA/AS area 4dENGL 205Vocabulary and Context3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Enrichment of vocabulary through words used incontext. 1501.00ENGL 210ACreative Writing3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Writing fiction, poetry, and drama: Careful analysis ofthe techniques used by established writers. 1507.00AA/AS area 3, 4dENGL 210BCreative Writing3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Engl 210A is not prerequisite to Engl 210B.Continuation of writing fiction, poetry, and drama:Careful analysis of the techniques used by establishedwriters. 1507.00AA/AS area 3, 4d