ENGLISH 19 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC*
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture
Composition of imaginative writing, with reading assignments of literary models in poetry, fiction, and drama. Includes analysis of the models as well as discussion and criticism, in a workshop mode, of original student poems, fiction, and plays. (CAN ENGL 6)
ENGLISH 20 CREATIVE WRITING (POETRY)
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture
Writing poetry, with reading assignments of literary models in classical, modern, and contemporary poetry. Includes analysis of the models as well as discussion and criticism, in a workshop mode, of original student poems.
ENGLISH 21 CREATIVE WRITING (PROSE FICTION)
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture
Writing prose fiction, with reading assignments of literary models in short story and/or novel. Includes analysis of the models as well as discussion and criticism, in a workshop mode, of original student prose.
ENGLISH 24 READING LITERATURE: INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL ISSUES AND CONCEPTS
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture
An introduction to the issues, concepts, and contexts central to literary interpretation, with particular concentration on the relationships of culture, politics (including issues of race, gender, and class), history, aesthetics to literary meaning and form.
ENGLISH 25 AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture
Introduction to African-American literature from the late 18th century to the present, including fiction and non-fiction narrative, poetry, and drama. Exploration of literary structure, themes, social, literary, and artistic contexts, including the history and development of American literary identity.
ENGLISH 26 INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture
A thematic approach to Native American literature, focusing on the continuity and diversity of Native American literature from oral traditions to contemporary Native American writers.
ENGLISH 27 LITERATURE BY WOMEN
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture
Critical analysis and historical survey of selected works by women from Middle Ages to the present. Emphasizes British and American cultural foundations and literary traditions to further examine the universal and intercultural dynamic of gender roles, personal identity, and political consciousness.
ENGLISH 28 INDEPENDENT STUDY
Units: 1-3 Transfer: CSU/UC*
Designed for students interested in furthering their knowledge at an independent study level in an area where no specific curriculum offering is currently available. Independent study problems might include, but are not limited to, research papers, special construction projects, and research projects. May be taken four times for credit. See Independent Study page in catalog.
ENGLISH 29 INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA AS LITERATURE
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture
Introduction to drama as literature emphasizing the critical analysis of individual plays; the analysis and exploration of the social, historical, and critical contexts of the writing and performance of dramatic literature; and exploration and analysis of the changing nature of its performance and reception. Class will explore significant works of drama from a variety of cultures and historical periods. Intended for both English and Drama majors and non-majors.
ENGLISH 30A AMERICAN LITERATURE—BEGINNINGS THROUGH CIVIL WAR
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture/discussion
Survey of major authors, themes and genres of American literature from its beginnings through the Civil War. (CAN ENGL 14) (With ENGL 30B, CAN ENGL SEQ C)
ENGLISH 30B AMERICAN LITERATURE—CIVIL WAR TO THE PRESENT
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture/discussion
Survey of major authors, themes and genres of American literature from the Civil War to the present. (CAN ENGL 16) (With English 30A, CAN ENGL SEQ C)
ENGLISH 32 INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture/discussion
Develops a critical appreciation of poetry as genre through study of selected poets and historical periods; examines poetic structures, styles, themes, and contexts. Students read representative works in English as well as selected works in translation.
ENGLISH 33 INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE (THE DRAMA)
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture/discussion
Reading and discussion of selected plays of Shakespeare; includes discussion of the historical context and contemporary critical views.
ENGLISH 34 INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture/discussion
Reading and discussion of selected novels from the eighteenth century to present. Includes discussion of the historical context and contemporary critical views.
ENGLISH 35 INTRODUCTION TO THE SHORT STORY
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture/discussion
Critical appreciation of the short story. Intensive reading of a representative selection of American, British, and translated short stories.
ENGLISH 37 AMERICAN FILM MASTERPIECES
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC*
Hours: 4 (2 lecture, 2 viewing activity)
Development of a critical appreciation of the motion picture as art and literature. Emphasis on American films.
ENGLISH 38 INTERNATIONAL FILM MASTERPIECES
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC*
Hours: 4 (2 lecture, 2 viewing activity)
Development of a critical appreciation of the motion picture as art and literature. Emphasis on International films.
ENGLISH 40 THE FILMED NOVEL
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture/viewing
An introduction to the genres of the novel and the film. Includes historical background and basic terminology for these art forms. Examines the challenges of adapting one art form into another, while studying specific novels and their film adaptations.
ENGLISH 43 INTRODUCTION TO CALIFORNIA LITERATURE
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Advisory: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W recommended
Hours: 3 lecture
An overview of the themes and types of California literature. Native American oral tradition, the Explorers, the Gold Rush, Realism and Naturalism, the Lost Generation, Detective Fiction, the Agrarian Writers, the Beats, environmental poets, and contemporary writers.
ENGLISH 44 INTRODUCTION TO CHILDREN’S LITERATURE (ALSO HUM.DEV. 15)
(FORMERLY ENGLISH 31)
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture
Examination of classic and contemporary children’s literature, including criteria for selection, uses in child development and education, and practices in presentation and analysis. Designed for parents, prospective teachers, aides, child development professionals and students interested in the field of literature for children ages 1-13.
ENGLISH 45 INTRODUCTION TO ADOLESCENT LITERATURE (ALSO HUM.DEV. 45)
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture
An examination of works which have earned merit as classics written for young adults, including discussion of literary form, the criteria for selection, practice in presentation and analysis, and aesthetic appreciation in young readers. May include representative writers such as Shakespeare, Dickens, Twain, and Tolkien as well as contemporary, multiculturally diverse writers such as Salinger, Angelou, Tan, Walker, and Wright.
ENGLISH 46A ENGLISH LITERATURE
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture
Survey of English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the mid 18th century. Includes study of selected major authors and texts of each period as well as significant or representative minor authors and texts. Incorporates analysis of the change and development of literary forms, development and transformation of central themes, and historical and cultural contexts of the literature. Required for English majors. Students may begin with either 46A or 46B. (CAN ENGL 8)(With English 46B, CAN ENGL SEQ B)
ENGLISH 46B ENGLISH LITERATURE
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W
Hours: 3 lecture
A study of representative fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction prose of British authors from the Romantic Movement through the late 20th century. Includes works of principal Romantic, Victorian, and 20th poets, novelists, playwrights, and/or essayists as well as selected works of significant and representative minor authors. Incorporates analysis of historical and cultural contexts of the literature. Required for English majors. (CAN ENGL 10) (With English 46A, CAN ENGL SEQ B)
ENGLISH 48 LITERATURE OF SCIENCE FICTION
Units: 3 Transfer: CSU/UC
Advisory: Eligibility for English 1A or E.S.L. 40W recommended
Hours: 3 lecture
The major themes and types of science fiction literature, its primary artists, and its literary and historical relevance.