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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of Linguistics. In this course, students develop an understanding of the nature of language through the study of core areas in linguistics including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. Students also read, write and think critically about related fields such as psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and animal communication. This course is designed for students who plan to transfer as well as for those with a general interest in linguistics.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to help students who are planning to transfer to a four-year college or university to develop critical thinking, reading, writing, and research skills beyond the level of English 101 and English 105; it is a required course within many curricula. Assignments require a total of at least 8,000 words of graded writing. The course focuses on writing argumentative prose and critically evaluating arguments. A majority of the written assignments require some research and documentation, including library research. Designated sections of this course may be taught from a specific cultural perspective and are cross-listed under Black Studies and Chicano Studies in the catalog and class schedule.
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3.00 Credits
This is a course in sentence stylistics beyond the level of English 101 and English 105. The course focuses on the intensive development of skills in analysis and application of linguistic and rhetorical principles. It stresses the interconnections among grammatical design, content, and purpose. Students move beyond basic correctness to sophisticated aspects of sentence patterning in order to achieve clarity and force in written expression. Assignments require a total of at least 8,000 words of graded writing. This course is intended for transfer students, those who desire to write and/or speak as effectively as possible in their academic work and/or career, and those with a special interest in language and linguistics.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an inquiry into the basic nature of literature and is designed for students with a general interest as well as for those majoring in the field. Students read and analyze representative literary works in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama from various cultures and periods, applying practical critical techniques in essays, reports, and exams.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on literary values, such as plot, conflict, symbolism, theme and character as observed in feature films. It also focuses on cultural values with special reference as to how films define problems, establish a network of varied values, confront moral dilemmas, and explore human emotions. This course satisfies general education requirements in humanities and serves as an elective for English majors. It is designed for students who are interested in literature as well as those interested in the study of film.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of American literature from its beginning to the late 19th Century, including representative works from the Colonial Period (1588-1765), the New Republic (1765-1829), the American Renaissance (1829-1860), and the beginnings of Realism (1860-1880). In this class students read and discuss the authors of these periods, addressing relevant social, political, cultural, and religious issues. The students critically analyze in essays, exams, and research papers, the authors, specific works, and other topics as assigned. Classroom activities include lectures and discussions of the principal authors and works. Selected representative readings are required.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of American Literature from the late 19th Century to the present which include representative works from the Age of Realism (1865-1914), the Modernist Period (1914-1945), and the Postmodern era (1950-present). In this class students read and discuss the authors of these periods, addressing relevant social, political, cultural, and religious issues. The students critically analyze in essays, exams, and research papers, the authors, specific works, and other topics as assigned. Classroom activities include lectures and discussions of the principle authors and works. Selected representatives readings are required.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers a survey of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the pre-Romantic period (approximately 800 to 1799), including representative works from the Old and Middle English periods, the Renaissance and the Elizabethans, the Cavalier, Metaphysical, and Puritan periods, the Restoration and the Neoclassical periods. Students read and discuss the major authors of these periods, addressing relevant social, political, cultural, and religious issues. Students critically analyze, in essays and research papers, authors, specific works, and other topics as assigned. This course satisfies requirements for the major in English as well as general education and humanities requirements.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers a survey of British literature from the Romantic period to the 21th century (approximately 1800 to the present) including representative works from the pre-Romantic and. Romantic periods, the Victorian and later Victorian period, and the Modern period. Students read and discuss the major authors of these periods, addressing relevant social, political, cultural, and religious issues. Students critically analyze, in essays and research papers, authors, specific works, and other topics as assigned. This course satisfies requirements for the major in English as well as general education and humanities requirements.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers a survey of world literature in translation, from the ancient world through the European renaissance (approximately 1500 BCE - 1600 CE), including the established classic literature of the Near East, Greece and Rome, India, China, Japan, Africa, the Islamic world, and Europe. Students read and discuss a variety of authors from these regions, and address relevant social, cultural, and religious issues. Students critically analyze, in essays and papers, specific authors, works, themes, and other topics as assigned.
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