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English Classes

 

The English Department at Cuyamaca College provides students in the local community an opportunity to develop skills required for effective communication: analytical reading, critical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to work in diverse teams. The department encourages students to engage deeply with literature and nonfiction texts (written, visual, audio, etc) as well as other forms of cultural production, and to account for how those texts inform our ideologies, norms, and values.

 

Course Offerings

Composition Courses

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English C1000: Academic Reading and Writing (previously Engl 120)

Offered: Every semester

3 Units

 

In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research.

*1 hour computer lab time for on-campus sections*

 

  •  Reading
  • Writing
  • Critical Thinking
  • Process
  • Research
  • Connections
  • Additional Support for Success

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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English C1000 with English 20

C1000: Academic Reading and Writing

020: Support for Freshman Composition

Offered: Every semester

4 Units

 

English C1000 and English 20 are combined classes that include all the curriculum of an English C1000 course with additional support for student success. These courses must be taken together.

English C1000:

In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. *1 hour computer lab time for on-campus sections*

English 020:

Extra support for student learning and success. Increased class time for collaboration with instructor and peers.

Pass/No Pass only. Non-degree applicable.

 

  •  Reading
  • Writing
  • Critical Thinking
  • Process
  • Research
  • Connections
  • Additional Support for Success

 

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English C1001: Critical Thinking and Writing (previously Engl 124)

3 Units

 

Students develop advanced skills in critical reading, writing, and thinking. Instructors facilitate learning with an emphasis on argumentation and analysis of complex and diverse texts. Students collaborate to enhance their rhetorical skills through reading, writing, and critical thinking.

*1 hour computer lab time for on-campus sections*

Prerequisite:

“C” grade or higher or “Pass” in ENGL C1000 (previously English 120) or

ESL 122 or equivalent

  • Critical Reading, Writing and Thinking
  • Written Arguments
  • Diverse Texts
  • Logical Reasoning and Argumentation

           

 

Literature Courses

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English 122: Introduction to Literature

Offered: Every semester

3 units

  • Reading, analysis, and discussion of diverse genres of literature
  • Various time periods
  • Diverse authors
  • Write critical and appreciative essays

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English 126: Creative Writing

Offered: Fa 25

3 units

  • Write short prose, poetry and drama
  • Explore or analyze techniques of writers
  • Publication opportunities!

 

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English 130: Short Fiction Writing I

Offered: Sp 25

3 units

  • Contemporary fiction
  • Create short fiction
  • Public readings and collaborative feedback

 

 

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English 140: Poetry Writing I

Offered: Sp 26

3 units

  • Analyze contemporary poetry
  • Students create poetry and prose
  • Public readings and collaborative feedback

 

 

 

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English 201: Women, Gender & Sexuality in Literature

Offered: Fa 25

3 units

  • Examine gender, sexuality, and representations of women in literature
  • Explore theoretical lenses of interpretation
  • Active reading and discussion

 

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English 202: Introduction to Film as Literature

Offered: Sp 25

3 units

  • Explore 20th/21st century film as literature
  • Analyze historical, political, and sociological context of cinema

 

 

 

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English 217: Fantasy and Science Fiction

Offered: Fa 26

3 units

  • Study genres of fantasy and science fiction
  • Adventure, alternative worlds and monsters past and present

 

 

 

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English 221: British Literature I

Offered: Fa 25

3 units

  • British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the Eighteenth Century
  • Various aspects of British literature
  • Application of critical theory

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English 222: British Literature II

Offered: Sp 26

3 units

  • British literature from the Romantic period to the present
  • Various aspects of British literature
  • Application of critical theory

 

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English 231: American Literature I

Offered: Fa 26

3 units

  • American literature from pre-colonial era through 1860
  • Diverse prose
  • Major literary figures as well as marginalized or lesser-known authors

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English 232: American Literature II

Offered: Sp 25

3 units

  • American literature from 1860 to the present
  • Diverse prose
  • Major literary figures as well as marginalized or lesser-known authors

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English 236: Chicanx Literature

Offered: Every semester

3 units

  • Various time periods of Chicanx literature
  • Themes of identity, resistance, and cultural legacies

 

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English 238: Black Literature

3 units

Offered: Every semester

  • Early oral tradition through the contemporary period
  • Focus on lived experiences, social struggles, and contributions of African Americans in the U.S.

 

 

 

 

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English 271: World Literature II

Offered: Sp 26

3 units

  • Literatures from Africa, Middle East, South and East Asia, Caribbean, Oceania, Latin America, and Europe
  • Historical, social, philosophical, religious, aesthetic, and cultural aspects of world literature