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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 150. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course surveys the imaginative literature of the world (excluding English and American literature) from early modern to post modern times, for example from Voltaire and Goethe to Sartre and Kafka. Lectures supply the background necessary for appreciation of the works that are read. Each is viewed both as an integral work of art and as a reflection of the values central to the narrative modes that have evolved through the centuries. Lyric and dramatic forms are also considered. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 150. Three lecture hours weekly.) This survey will examine representative plays from each period in Shakespeare's career. It will focus on the main genres-- romance, tragedy, comedy, and history play-- and locate the plays in their historical context. Lectures will define critical approaches that open discussion of the dramatic and literary qualities of Shakespeare's work. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 150. Three lecture hours weekly.) The representation of the character and role of women in Western culture from Greek tragedy through contemporary literature, with a particular emphasis on American literature, will be examined through the analysis of selected texts. Lectures and discussions will concentrate on such issues as the conception of the female character, elements of women's language, the development of female writers, and the relations between literary representation and social reality. The primary focus will be on women in American literature by both male and female authors, on the writing of minority women, and on the political and cultural context of literature. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 120. Three lecture hours weekly.) This class will explore the richness and diversity of American culture by studying the literature of several social and ethnic groups. It will focus on themes of identity and community in works by Afro-American, Native American, Jewish American, Latino, and Asian American writers. Close reading of representative texts will be placed in the context of twentieth century cultural history. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 150. Three lecture hours weekly.) An inquiry into the basic nature of children's literature: what are its social, philosophical, spiritual, and esthetic values? The course will consider techniques and modern critical theories, but the focus will be on practical criticism for the nonspecialist. Specific works studied will be representative of several genres, cultures, and periods of children's literature. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (Prerequisite: English 120. Can be taken for credit as English 242 or Humanities 242. Credit will be awarded for only one course. Three lecture hours weekly.) The cultural diversity and complex histories of the nations composing the contemporary international world are revealed in a variety of forms of writings from the twentieth century. Discussion and analysis of representative texts focus on colonial exploitation, political domination, liberation, formations of racism, gender inequality, expressions of cultural power, ethnic conflict and division, immigration and migrancy, and processes of globalization. It is recommended for majors in International Relations. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
(1-3 units)(Limit to Enrollment: English 150.) A tutorial allowing a student to explore, through individual research, some intellectual problem or some academic area that the student wants to investigate in-depth. The student will plan and execute a project under the direction of a faculty member willing to act as tutor and qualified to supervise within the academic area relevant to the student's project. Evaluation is made through conferences and written reports; hours and numbers of reports are determined by the instructor in consultation with the student. May be taken more than once for credit. (CSU/UC w/limit)
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0.50 - 1.00 Credits
(0.5-1 Unit) (No prerequisite. One and one-half laboratory hours weekly for one half student unit, and three laboratory hours weekly for one student unit.) English as a Second Language students will improve their English in this interactive computer-based multimedia course. This lab offers low intermediate students the opportunity to practice their listening, pronunciation, speaking, vocabulary, and grammar skills in a self-paced laboratory environment. American culture and English as a Second Language life skills will be included. May be taken four times for credit.
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Advisory: English as a Second Language Placement Test. Three lecture hours weekly.) This review course is designed for English as a Second Language students at the low intermediate level. The course will review the major points covered in English as a Second Language 54, 55, and 56. May be taken four times for credit.
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