Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N SENGLISHENGL 100 COMPOSITION (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. WRITING PRE -REQUISITE: ENGL 836 or ENGL 846, or ESOL 400 with agrade of C or better, or eligibility for ENGL 100 on approvedcollege placement tests and other measures as necessary.READING PREREQUISITE: READ 836 with Credit or agrade of C or better, or ENGL 846 with a grade of C or better,or ESOL 400 with a grade of C or better, or eligibility for400-level Reading courses on approved college readingplacement test, and other measures as necessary.Designed to help the student recognize and criticallyevaluate important ideas in short and book length texts,and express facts and thought logically and gracefully inclear and correct prose. Students will write critical expositoryessays dealing with a variety of ideas at a skill levelappropriate to a transfer level college course. Transfercredit: UC; CSU (A2, A3).ENGL 104 APPLIED ENGLISH SKILLS FORCULTURAL PRODUCTION (1-3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 16 lecture hours per unit. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 836 or equivalent.Designed for students who want to develop criticalthinking skills in the writing and production of a PilipinoCultural Night (PCN). Students will research other PCN’s,read and evaluate them for content and composition,and will work collaboratively to write a script to celebratethe Filipino and Filipino America experience. May berepeated for credit up to 9 units. Transfer credit: CSU.ENGL 105 INTENSIVE COMPOSITION (4)Minimum of 80 lecture hours/semester. WRITING PRE-REQUISITE: ENGL 836 or ENGL 846, or ESOL 400 with agrade of C or better, or eligibility for ENGL 100/105 onapproved college placement tests and other measures asnecessary. READING PREREQUISITE: READ 836 withPass or a grade of C or better, or ENGL 846 with a gradeof C or better, or ESOL 400 with a grade of C or better, oreligibility for 400-level Reading courses on approvedcollege reading placement test, and other measures asnecessary.Designed to help the student recognize and criticallyevaluate important ideas in short and book length textsand express facts and thought logically and gracefully inclear and correct prose. Students will write critical expositoryessays dealing with a variety of ideas at a skill levelappropriate to a college transfer level course. Studentsreceiving a grade of C in ENGL 846, ENGL 836 or ESOL400 will benefit from the extra class hours devoted tospecific reading and writing problems. Transfer credit: UC;CSU (A2, 3).ENGL 110 COMPOSITION, LITERATURE ANDCRITICAL THINKING (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Prerequisite: ENGL100 or 105 with a grade of C or better.Course is designed to introduce students to the majorimaginative genres of poetry, drama, and fiction fromdiverse cultural sources and literary critical perspectives.Students will write analytical essays, employing methodsof literary analysis and demonstrating critical thinkingskills appropriate to a college-level writing class. Transfercredit: UC; CSU (A2, A3, C2).ENGL 161, 162 CREATIVE WRITING I AND II (3, 3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Prerequisite:ENGL 161: Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ENGL 105, or equivalent.ENGL 162: Completion of ENGL 161.The craft of writing short stories, sketches, poetry,short dramas, and other literary forms for both personalenjoyment and professional training. During the SpringSemester, class members may volunteer to work on thecollege’s literary magazine. Transfer credit: ENGL 161 –UC; CSU (C2); ENGL 162 – UC; CSU.ENGL 165 CRITICAL THINKING AND ADVANCEDCOMPOSITION (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Prerequisite:ENGL 100 or ENGL 105 with grade of C or better.Through investigative learning in conjunction with nonfictionprose, students will explore multiple points of viewon controversial issues, using critical thinking, readingand writing skills to discuss and manipulate ideas in aprogression of argumentative essays more advanced thanEnglish 100. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (A3)ENGL 650 ENGLISH SUPPLEMENT FOR TRIOSTUDENTS (.5-3)(Pass/No Pass.)Minimum of 24 lab hours by arrangement for each .5 unit.Individual instruction in reading and writing skills forTRIO/STAARS students based on TRIO English instructor’sassessment of each student’s reading and writingskills. Students are assigned a personal tutor/mentorbased in The Learning Center. (Open entry.) May berepeated for credit up to a maximum of 6 units. (Units donot count toward the Associate Degree.)ENGL 819 ENGLISH DEVELOPMENT (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester.This course prepares students to read and write at thecollege level. Practice and instruction focus on readingcollege-level texts and writing college-level, text-basedessays. Topics include thesis construction, organization,development, and sentence skills. Students will completein-class and outside writing assignments, application indigital video production, individual conferences, andtutoring. Note: This course does not replace any course inSkyline College’s required course sequence based onplacement testing. (Units do not apply to the AssociateDegree.)176 w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u 2011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G