COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: ENGL - English
ENGL 0305. BASIC WRITING AND MECHANICS I (3-0-3) 3201085312
For students who do not meet the prerequisites for ENGL 0307 or 1301 or who need help in improving skills. Review of grammar and mechanics; practice in writing sentences, paragraphs and short essays; improvement of reading skills. Emphasis on composition skills in English. Must be taken concurrently with ENGL 0306. Not counted toward graduation. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ENGL 0306. BASIC WRITING AND MECHANICS II (3-1-3) 3201085312
For students who do not meet the prerequisites for ENGL 0307 or 1301 or who need help in improving skills. Review of grammar and mechanics; practice in writing sentences, paragraphs and short essays; improvement of reading skills. Emphasis on grammar, syntax and mechanics of English. Must be taken concurrently with ENGL 0305. One-hour lab required. Not counted toward graduation. Assessment Levels: R1, E1, M1.
ENGL 0307. ENGLISH IMPROVEMENT (3-1-3) 3201085312
For students who do not meet the prerequisites for ENGL 1301. Major emphasis on improving skills in the composition of paragraphs and essays. Some emphasis on reading skills. Students are required to take a departmental essay exam at the end of the semester. One-hour lab required. Not counted toward graduation. Offered as an online course in some semesters. Students enrolling in ENGL 0307 are required to enroll in FSEM 0101. Assessment Levels: R2, E2, M1.
ENGL 1301. COMPOSITION I (3-1-3) 2304015112
Composition course providing instruction in the writing and analysis of expository prose; emphasis on rhetorical principles and basic organizational modes. One-hour lab required. Offered as a telecourse and an online course in some semesters. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 1302. COMPOSITION II (3-0-3) 2304015112
Continuation of ENGL 1301 with emphasis on the writing of analytical essays, which may include literary analysis; preparation of the investigative paper. Offered as a telecourse and an online course in some semesters. Prerequisite: ENGL 1301. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 2307. CREATIVE WRITING I (3-0-3) 23.0501.51 12
A study of genre, style and technique in short stories, drama, nonfiction and poetry; emphasis on creative writing projects that capture the mood and purpose of literary movements. (Does not fulfill the Del Mar College core curriculum requirement for AA and AS degrees.) Prerequisites: ENGL 1301, 1302. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 2311. TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS WRITING (3-0-3) 2311015112
Practical writing for business and technical fields (engineering, computer programming, radio-television, management, etc.); emphasis on correspondence, reports and proposals; useful aspects of organization, audience adaptation, style, mechanics and computer-assisted writing explored. Offered as an online course in some semesters. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 2321. BRITISH LITERATURE (3-0-3) 2308015112
Study of selected British authors and masterpieces; emphasis on historical, generic and thematic connections. Attention given to writing about literature. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 2322. BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS THROUGH THE 18TH CENTURY (3-0-3) 2308015112
Study, in chronological order, of the chief authors, their works and the trends in British literature through the Eighteenth Century; first half of the standard survey course. Attention given to writing about literature. Offered as an online course in some semesters. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 2323. BRITISH LITERATURE II: 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES (3-0-3) 2308015112
Study, in chronological order, of the major works, their authors and the trends in British literature of the Romantic, Victorian and Modern periods; continuation of ENGL 2322. Attention given to writing about literature. Offered as an online course in some semesters. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 2326. AMERICAN LITERATURE (3-0-3) 2307015112
Study of selected American authors and masterpieces; emphasis on historical, generic and thematic connections. Attention given to writing about literature. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 2327. AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS THROUGH 1865 (3-0-3) 2307015112
Chronological study of the major writers, works and trends in American literature through the American Romantic Period; first half of the standard survey course. Attention given to writing about literature. Offered as an online course in some semesters. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 2328. AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1865 TO THE PRESENT (3-0-3) 2307015112
Chronological study of the major writers, works and trends in American literature from Realism through Post-Modernism; continuation of ENGL 2327. Attention given to writing about literature. Offered as an online course in some semesters. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 2332. WORLD LITERATURE I (3-0-3) 1601045213
Study of selected world masterpieces beginning with Greek and Latin authors in translation; emphasis on historical, generic and thematic connections. Attention given to writing about literature. Offered as an online course in some semesters. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 2333. WORLD LITERATURE II (3-0-3) 1601045213
Study of selected world masterpieces after 1000 A.D.; emphasis on historical, generic and thematic connections. Attention given to writing about literature. Offered as an online course in some semesters. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 2341. FORMS OF LITERATURE (3-0-3) 16.0104.5113
The study of literary genre, including, but not limited to, poetry, fiction, drama and film in an exploration of women's writings about women throughout history and of women's creative silences; diverse cultural, ethnic and gender perspectives, including those found in American and British works; emphasis on thematic and historical connections to women's lives. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301, 1302. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 2351. MEXICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE (3-0-3) 05.0203.5525
A survey of Mexican-American/Chicano/a literature including fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama created by prominent Mexican-American authors; emphasis on historical, generic and thematic connections. Prerequisites: ENGL 1301, 1302. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.
ENGL 2370. INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE (3-0-3) 2301017112
An introduction to literary analysis and scholarship for the intermediate writer. Emphasis placed upon the genres of literature, literary research and the composition of expository and analytical prose. (Does not fulfill the Del Mar College core curriculum requirement for AA and AS degrees.) Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 and 1302. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.