English - Creative Writing (ENGCW) Courses
ENGCW 400 Creative Writing
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area II(b); AA/AS Area I
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 200
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This introductory creative writing course provides writing experience with three or four of the following genres: short story, poetry, creative nonfiction, and script writing for theater or film. In addition, it covers the relationship between cultural events and literary conventions and to do so with an awareness of literature’s role in culture, emphasizing diverse experiences and perspectives. This course includes analysis of literary models from diverse cultures, faculty and class critiques of texts, and discussion of literary techniques, such as voice, metaphor, imagery, dialogue, and narrative in each covered genre. This course encourages students to develop an original voice, reflecting their unique backgrounds and experiences.
ENGCW 410 Fiction Writing Workshop
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This creative writing course employs a variety of fiction techniques--including plot, character, imagery, and dialogue--to develop stories that reflect one's unique backgrounds and experiences. In addition to introducing revision and editing processes, it examines published fiction from diverse cultures and communities.
ENGCW 415 Comedy Writing Workshop
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This creative writing course concentrates on comedy writing, including the analysis of work written during the semester. Topics include the examination of stand-up comedy, comedic sketches, and satirical essays as well as idea generation and revising and editing processes. A portfolio/presentation of original work and a conference with the instructor are required.
ENGCW 420 Poetry Writing Workshop
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This creative writing course focuses on poetry, emphasizing the development of a personal voice while also introducing the skills to analyze and appreciate the wide range of styles in contemporary poetry. This course examines literary styles and elements in traditional and contemporary poetry and offers practice in revision and in giving constructive critiques. In addition, it provides contexts to analyze the relationship between culture and literature, with an emphasis on understanding multicultural experiences and perspectives.
ENGCW 430 Creative Non-Fiction Writing Workshop
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area II(b); CSU Area C2
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This creative writing course concentrates on the literary essay and explores the factual and experiential sources of creative non-fiction. It covers the writing of various kinds of essays, such as memoir, autobiography, personal essays, reflective nature writing, prose with poetic elements (prose-poetry), and fact-based or philosophical writing with a definite literary, stylistic component. Course readings include one full-length work of creative non-fiction. Topics in this course also include analysis of classical and modern essays for elements such as voice, point of view, and structure. Additional topics will include the relationship between cultural events and literary conventions and an awareness of literature’s role in culture, emphasizing diverse experiences and perspectives.
ENGCW 441 Feature Film Screenwriting Workshop I
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGCW 400, ENGWR 300, or ENGWR 480
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces the writing of feature-length film scripts. It requires three proposals for projects, one of which is developed through the first act in official screen format, plus scene descriptions for major scenes, character sketches, and plot outlines. Several classic feature films and/or scripts are analyzed for their writing strengths.
ENGCW 450 College Literary Magazine
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC; 18 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 300 with a grade of "C" or better
- Advisory:ENGCW 400, 410, 420, or 430
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course provides instruction and editorial staff experience in producing the college literary and fine arts magazine, American River Review. The course focuses on the selection and editing of literary content on publicity, marketing, fundraising, and distribution of the magazine. Students will learn the editorial process and select and edit manuscripts in the genres of poetry, short fiction, and creative non-fiction. Students publish the American River Review annually. The American River Review regularly competes with other college literary magazines.
ENGCW 495 Independent Studies in English - Creative Writing
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
Independent Study is an opportunity for the student to extend classroom experience in this subject, while working independently of a formal classroom situation. Independent study is an extension of work offered in a specific class in the college catalog. To be eligible for independent study, students must have completed the basic regular catalog course at American River College. They must also discuss the study with a professor in this subject and secure approval. Only one independent study for each catalog course will be allowed.
ENGCW 499 Experimental Offering in English - Creative Writing
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.
English - Literature (ENGLT) Courses
ENGLT 300 Introduction to Fiction
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 480, AND ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303 or ENGWR 481.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course covers the study of fiction as a type of literature. It typically examines at least twenty short stories and at least three novels, critically analyzing plot, setting, character, theme, and style. This course includes fiction written in English, as well as fiction in translation.
ENGLT 304 Introduction to Poetry
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 480, AND ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303 or ENGWR 481.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces the art of poetry. It includes the analysis and appreciation of poetry as a type of literature with careful attention to the elements of poetics, the various styles of poetry, and major poets and poetic movements. Poetic theories and poems by a wide variety of traditional and contemporary poets as well as poetic theory are examined.
ENGLT 308 The Graphic Novel and Manga
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 480, AND ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303 or ENGWR 481.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course critically examines graphic novels and manga. It explores the social, cultural, and historical contexts reflected in these mixed-media genres, analyzing thematic, character, and structural development and exploring the relationship of image and text in this development. This course typically includes at least five full-length works as well as numerous background readings.
ENGLT 310 English Literature I
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 300 or 480 with a grade of "C" or better
- Advisory:ENGWR 301, 303, or 481
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 160
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course surveys representative works in English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the eighteenth century. It traces the development of medieval, Renaissance, and Restoration prose, poetry, and drama, introducing methods of literary analysis and research. Historical movements and the cultural contexts of particular works and authors are also covered. Whenever possible, works are read in their entirety.
ENGLT 311 English Literature II
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 300 or 480 with a grade of "C" or better
- Advisory:ENGWR 301 or 481
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 165
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a survey of representative works in English literature from the late eighteenth century through the present, covering the Romantic, Victorian, modernist, and postmodern periods. Prose, poetry, and drama are represented, and whenever possible, works are read in their entirety.
ENGLT 320 American Literature I
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 300 or 480 with a grade of "C" or better
- Advisory:ENGWR 301, 303, or 481
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 130
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course surveys representative texts in American literature from the precolonial period to the Civil War and introduces students to a literary tradition born from many languages and ethnicities. Considering a variety of contexts, it examines writing as a device to reflect and create a rapidly changing world marked by political revolution, expanding commerce, and the rise of print culture. Readings--from a variety of fictional and nonfictional texts--and discussion highlight the multicultural nature of American literature and society. Whenever possible, texts are read in their entirety.
ENGLT 321 American Literature II
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 300 with a grade of "C" or better
- Advisory:ENGWR 301 or 303
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 135
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course surveys representative American literature from the post-Civil War period until the present, with consideration of important aspects of American literary history. Readings--from a variety of stories, novels, plays, and poetry--and discussion highlight the multicultural nature of American literature and society.
ENGLT 327 Literature of California
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 480, AND ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303, or ENGWR 481
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course examines the literature of California in the context of its ethnic, social, political, geographical, and intellectual history. It covers a wide range of multi-ethnic, multicultural, and cross-cultural literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoirs, essays, and films), such as Native American legends, early California exploration accounts, prose and poetry from the California heartland, and Hollywood crime fiction, with emphasis on what makes the California experience unique.
ENGLT 330 African American Literature
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a survey of representative African American writers from the slave narratives to the present. This comprehensive literary study includes analysis of significant historical and cultural influences and relevant critical approaches and contexts in a variety of literary genres. This course is not open to students who have completed ENGLT 486.
ENGLT 334 Asian-American Literature
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course surveys fiction, drama, poetry, memoirs, and creative nonfiction written by Asian Americans. It focuses on works written by Americans of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Hmong, Korean, and Vietnamese descent but also includes the work of other Pan-Asian American writers. This course explores the diaspora and ways in which the experience of being Asian in America has shaped the literature and examine the differences and similarities of these experiences across cultures, generations, genders, and sexuality. Optional field trips may be included.
ENGLT 335 Latino, Mexican-American, and Chicano Literature
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course explores literature (poetry, short stories, novels, creative nonfiction, and performance) authored by Latino writers. It typically examines the following themes: resistance, survival, identity, homeland, immigration, the border, socio-political activism, gender, and sexuality. All or most of each text is in English. Knowledge of the Spanish language is helpful but not required.
ENGLT 338 Native American Literature
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 480, AND ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303, or ENGWR 481
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course examines a range of Native American perspectives as expressed through autobiography, fiction, poetry, and drama. Emphasis is placed on Native authorship. The literature highlights the survival strategies of indigenous cultures in the face of historical and present day colonization. This course examines how Native literature is a reflection of the social and cultural movements that have shaped, been shaped by, and interacted with the Native community. Included are samples of Native literary voices from North, South, and Central America. Field trips may be required.
ENGLT 340 World Literature I
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 300 or 480 with a grade of "C" or better
- Advisory:ENGWR 301 or 481
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 140
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course surveys world literature in translation from antiquity through the early seventeenth century. In addition to significant works in the western tradition, masterpieces of non-western literature are studied. Ancient world cultures and historical movements are introduced, along with methods of literary analysis and research. The entire range of genres is represented and, whenever possible, works are read in their entirety.
ENGLT 341 World Literature II
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 300 or 480 with a grade of "C" or better
- Advisory:ENGWR 301 or 481
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 145
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course surveys world literature in translation from the late seventeenth century to the present. In addition to significant works in the Western tradition, masterpieces of non-Western literature from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South America are studied. The entire range of genres is represented, and, whenever possible, works are read in their entirety.
ENGLT 345 Mythologies of the World
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 480, AND ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303 or ENGWR 481.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course of mythic literature introduces characters and themes in stories from world literature: creation stories, heroic journeys, and moments of transcendent transformation. It explores the timeless metaphors of these stories, metaphors which continue to not only influence characters and stories in modern literature, but also captivate contemporary readers.
ENGLT 360 Women in Literature
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 480, AND ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303 or ENGWR 481.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course examines women as both creators of and characters in literature. It includes reading and analyzing literature from a broad range of periods, genres, and cultures. Works by both men and women are included, with emphasis on works written by women and the social and cultural contexts that produced those works.
ENGLT 365 Introduction to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Literature
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 480, AND ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303, or ENGWR 481
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; CSU Area D4; IGETC Area 3B; IGETC Area 4D
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course surveys representative literature concerning gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (GLBTQ) themes and issues as written by or about GLBTQ people from throughout its literary history to the present day. The comprehensive literary study includes analysis of significant historical and cultural influences.
ENGLT 370 Children and Literature
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300; OR ESLR 340 AND ESLW 340.
- Transferable:CSU
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 180
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a survey of high-quality literature, past and present, created for children (ages 0-12), and of the criteria for selecting, evaluating, and discussing children's literature. It includes discussion of the history of children's literature and current issues such as censorship, literacy, multiculturalism, and diversity. This course is intended for prospective teachers, early childhood education (ECE) majors, librarians, parents, those interested in writing or publishing children's books, and those who enjoy children's literature. It includes reading to children.
ENGLT 378 Young Adult Literature
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 480, AND ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303 or ENGWR 481.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course presents an overview of young adult literature (ages 12-18) and is designed to incorporate the ever-changing nature of this genre. The literature addressed reflects themes of interest to young people. Topics include a review of the history of young adult literature, readings of contemporary award-winning young adult literature, as well as a look at some of the classics from the past. Censorship concerns and culturally diverse selections also form a core part of the course. This course includes an analysis of literary elements, an examination of an author's style and content, and reflection on what makes a piece of literature a classic.
ENGLT 380 Introduction to Shakespeare
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 480, AND ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303, or ENGWR 481
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course provides an introduction to Shakespeare's works. Six to ten plays, representing the range of Shakespeare's achievement, are covered. Topics include strategies for reading Shakespeare's English, exploration of dramatic genres, and contemporary approaches to interpreting the plays. Viewing of live Shakespearean performances may be required.
ENGLT 382 Introduction to Dramatic Literature
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 480, AND ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303 or ENGWR 481.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces drama as a type of literature. Plays from various historical periods and cultures are covered, with an emphasis on the analysis of plot, characterization, setting, theme, and other literary elements of drama. Viewing of a live theater production may be required.
ENGLT 392 Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 480, AND ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303 or ENGWR 481.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course explores the literature of science fiction and fantasy. It includes an exploration of the roots of these genres—the fantastic, the Gothic, terror and horror—and the development of their diverse contemporary forms. Texts may include selections from television, film, anime, short stories, and novels.
ENGLT 403 Film Adaptations
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
- Advisory:ENGWR 300 or ENGWR 480, AND ENGWR 301, ENGWR 303 or ENGWR 481.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course examines the processes, problems, and successes of adapting literary, stage, and previous film material into films. It discusses faithful and unfaithful adaptations through reading the original texts and viewing the adapted films with an awareness of their historical and cultural contexts. This course analyzes intention, creative distinctions, and the limits and strengths of each medium.
ENGLT 486 Honors African American Literature
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Enrollment Limitation:Eligibility for the Honors Program.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an advanced seminar on African American literature from the slave narratives to the present. This comprehensive literary study includes analysis of significant historical and cultural influences and relevant critical approaches and contexts in a variety of literary genres. In comparison to ENGLT 330, this honors course uses an intensive instructional methodology designed to challenge motivated students and cultivate advanced critical thinking skills. Instruction emphasizes critical thinking in a seminar style, where the focus is on analysis and evaluation of literature and literary theories. Honors students will also develop proficiency in library and internet-based research, make oral and written presentations, and participate in student-led group discussions. An MLA style research paper is also required. This course is not open to students who have completed ENGLT 330.
ENGLT 494 Topics in Literature
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 300 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- General Education:AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is a literature course to be scheduled as needed under a title describing specific content. It provides the opportunity to focus on an in-depth study of specific literary subjects or genres. The course offers an extensive study of works by significant writers of literature defined by theme, region, vocation, or human experiences. Possible titles include Retelling Stories or Literature of War.
ENGLT 495 Independent Studies in Literature
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
Independent Study is an opportunity for the student to extend classroom experience in this subject, while working independently of a formal classroom situation. Independent study is an extension of work offered in a specific class in the college catalog. To be eligible for independent study, students must have completed the basic regular catalog course at American River College. They must also discuss the study with a professor in this subject and secure approval. Only one independent study for each catalog course will be allowed.
ENGLT 499 Experimental Offering in Literature
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Hours:18 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 300 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course will provide a study of a concentrated area of literature. For example, courses might be offered in a particular genre (for example, the sonnet or the fairy tale), author, literary period (for example, the Harlem Renaissance), or theme (for example, The Monster in Literature). Individual course descriptions are provided in the class schedule.
English - Reading (ENGRD) Courses
ENGRD 15 Strategic Reading
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is a multifaceted course meant to engage all aspects of foundational reading skills. Topics include vocabulary strategies, textbook comprehension, and study skills, all of which can be applied to other courses. This course is not open to students who have successfully completed ENGRD 56 or ENGWR 56.
ENGRD 111 Reading Across the Disciplines: Academic and Professional Development
- Units:0.5
- Hours:9 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Corequisite:Enrollment in a below transfer-level course.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This Reading Across the Disciplines (RAD) course offers reading skills to students as they apply to various below transfer-level courses. Topics include annotating, vocabulary development, schema building, and other strategies to increase reading focus and retention. Pass/No Pass only.
ENGRD 116 Preparation for Academic Study
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course analyzes expository and argumentative essays, textbooks, and literature in preparation for ENGRD 310 and other transfer-level classes across the disciplines. It emphasizes recognition of an author's thesis, supporting details, point of view, purpose, and tone through an in-depth analysis of an essay's structure. This course also focuses on the application of study strategies for comprehending and retaining information from textbooks in preparation for tests.
ENGRD 117 Reading Center: Individualized Support Skills for ENGRD 116
- Units:0.5
- Hours:9 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course offers instruction in intermediate reading skills. It provides supplementary practice to students who are concurrently enrolled in ENGRD 116. Pass/No Pass only.
ENGRD 299 Experimental Offering in English - Reading
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.
ENGRD 310 Critical Reading as Critical Thinking
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Concurrent enrollment in ENGWR 300.
- Transferable:CSU
- General Education:AA/AS Area II(b); CSU Area A3
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course covers the theory and practice of critical and speed reading skills needed for successful academic performance with an emphasis on the following: (1) critical and analytical evaluation of college-level expository and argumentative essays, (2) development of flexible reading rate and speed, (3) critical analysis and evaluation of independent research, (4) vocabulary development, and (5) application of these skills to multicultural essays, journals, fiction, and nonfiction reading.
ENGRD 312 Academic Texts and the Self
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- General Education:AA/AS Area II(b)
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course focuses on the relationship between individuals and various academic texts as a tool for improving reading self awareness, overall retention, and learning. Reading strategies for analyzing authors' intended purposes and individual reader's responses will be discussed as well as how life experience, cultural differences, and discipline-specific communication all play a part in the understanding and processing of academic texts across the disciplines.
ENGRD 314 Reading Across the Disciplines: Speed Reading
- Units:1
- Hours:18 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course offers reading skills to transfer-level students as applied to various content-area courses. Topics include the following: assessing the reading process and material to employ appropriate strategies to meet the purpose for reading; utilizing one's reading rates and styles based on purpose and material; utilizing college-level, discipline-based vocabulary; and mastering the skills needed to critically read and analyze current and future transfer-level course texts. Pass/No Pass only.
ENGRD 315 Reading Across the Disciplines for Content Courses
- Units:0.5 - 1
- Hours:9 - 18 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course offers individualized or small-group sessions to help students improve academic performance. Topics include the principles of the reading process, analysis of discipline-specific reading assignments, strategies for test taking, and research strategies particular to the chosen discipline. All strategies are applied to a course of the student's choosing. Students should contact the RAD Center before enrolling. Pass/No Pass only.
ENGRD 316 Reading Across the Disciplines for Content Courses II
- Units:0.5
- Hours:9 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGRD 315
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course offers individualized or small-group sessions to help students who have already completed ENGRD 315 to improve academic performance. It focuses on application of inferential and critical reading strategies and study skills to specific content courses and programs. Topics include learning style assessment, how to implement appropriate reading strategies, and how to choose the best study methods. Students should contact the RAD Center before enrolling. Pass/No Pass only.
ENGRD 495 Independent Studies in English - Reading
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
Independent Study is an opportunity for the student to extend classroom experience in Reading, while working independently of a formal classroom situation. Independent study is an extension of work offered in a specific class in the college catalog. To be eligible for independent study, students must have completed the basic regular catalog course at American River College. They must also discuss the study with a professor in Reading and secure approval. Only one independent study for each catalog course will be allowed.
ENGRD 499 Experimental Offering in English - Reading
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.
English - Writing (ENGWR) Courses
ENGWR 50 Developmental Composition
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course focuses on developmental writing skills, emphasizing the connection between writing and reading with the goal of building fluency. It includes writing in response to assigned readings as well as practicing the writing process: prewriting, thesis development and organization of ideas, drafting of essays, and revision.
ENGWR 56 Integrated Reading, Writing and Study Skills
- Units:6
- Hours:108 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course emphasizes the interrelationships among reading, writing, and study skills at the basic skills level. Course content, activities, and assignments integrate all three areas, providing opportunities to improve reading and writing skills in a student-centered environment. This course provides students with ongoing practice with the reading and writing processes and covers strategies for reading and writing in response to a variety of texts. Additional topics include a review of campus services and programs and effective study strategies. This is a learning community course taught by one reading and one writing instructor. Completing this course is equivalent to completing both ENGRD 15 and ENGWR 50. This course is not open to students who have already completed ENGRD 15, ENGWR 50, ENGWR 51, or ENGRD 56 with a grade of "C" or better.
ENGWR 94 Succeeding in College Composition
- Units:2
- Hours:36 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Corequisite:Concurrent enrollment in ENGWR 300.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course offers small- and large-group instruction on writing processes, writing strategies, and critical thinking skills necessary for success in ENGWR 300 (College Composition). Assignments are connected to the students’ ENGWR 300 coursework. It covers drafting, revision, and editing processes. Pass/No Pass only.
ENGWR 95 Beginning Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
- Units:0.5
- Hours:9 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:BUSTEC 300.1 or CISC 300
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course offers both individualized and group instruction in appropriate writing processes and strategies for a variety of basic written assignments in all academic disciplines. Topics include understanding writing assignments, strategies for revision, and proofreading. Pass/No Pass only.
ENGWR 96 Intermediate Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
- Units:0.5
- Hours:9 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:BUSTEC 300.1 or CISC 300
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course offers both individualized and group instruction in appropriate writing processes and strategies for a variety of college-level writing assignments in all academic disciplines. Topics include understanding writing assignments, strategies for revision, and basic documentation. Pass/No Pass only.
ENGWR 101 College Writing
- Units:4
- Hours:72 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course focuses on the connections between critical thinking, writing, and reading that are necessary for the independent development of essays in ENGWR 300 and other transfer-level courses. It emphasizes writing in response to various reading selections, including at least one full-length work. The essay writing process includes prewriting, thesis development and organization of ideas, drafting of essays, and revision. The course also requires outside research and includes an introduction to basic formatting and referencing of sources using MLA-style documentation. Written final drafts totaling at least 4,500 words are required.
ENGWR 299 Experimental Offering in English - Writing
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.
ENGWR 300 College Composition
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Placement via multiple measures OR through guided self-placement OR successful completion of ESL 325.
- Advisory:Concurrent enrollment in ENGRD 310 OR ENGRD 312 or ENGWR 306.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area II(a); CSU Area A2; IGETC Area 1A
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 100
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This first-year writing course includes the reading, research, synthesis, and critical thinking skills essential for successful completion of a college program. Students will develop college-level writing skills as well as an awareness of their audience and individual writing voices through a variety of written assignments (5,000 written words). The course will emphasize workshop, collaboration, and reflection on the writer’s process. This course satisfies the writing competency requirement for graduation. This course is not open to students who have successfully completed ENGWR 480.
ENGWR 301 College Composition and Literature
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 300 or 480 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area II(b); CSU Area A3; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 1B; IGETC Area 3B
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 120
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course offers study of literary texts, with emphasis on analytical reading and writing. It covers principles of argument and analysis, such as reasoning inductively and deductively. Assigned texts include novels, short stories, poems, plays or films, and literary criticism. Writing assignments (5,000 words minimum) emphasize close reading skills, interpretation and analysis of creative works. At least one essay includes citations from secondary sources, documented in current MLA format. This course is not open to students who have successfully completed ENGWR 481.
ENGWR 302 Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 300 or 480 with a grade of "C" or better
- Advisory:ENGRD 310 or 312
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area II(b); CSU Area A3; IGETC Area 1B
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 105
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course develops analytical skills through writing and discussion. It examines methods by which people are persuaded to think, believe, and act. It also includes analyses of arguments or expressions of opinions for their validity and soundness. Assigned readings include a variety of essays and a book-length text. In addition, this course focuses on critically assessing, developing, and effectively expressing and supporting opinions. Essays written for the course (5,000 words minimum) draw from the texts to present carefully reasoned arguments. At least one essay includes citations from secondary sources, documented according to current MLA format. This course is not open to students who have successfully completed ENGWR 482.
ENGWR 303 Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking Through Literature
- Units:4
- Hours:72 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 300 or 480 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area II(b); CSU Area A3; IGETC Area 1B
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 105; C-ID ENGL 110; C-ID ENGL 120
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course emphasizes complex literary works in all major genres with a conscious inclusion of writers representing Black, African American, Latinx, Native American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and LGBTQIA+ communities. This course also focuses on analytical, critical, and argumentative writing; critical thinking; research strategies; information literacy; and proper documentation. Close reading skills and the aesthetic qualities and elements of literature are studied alongside the cultural contexts of literary texts. A minimum of 5000 words of formal writing is required.
ENGWR 306 Advanced Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
- Units:0.5
- Hours:9 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course offers individualized and small-group instruction focused on helping students from all academic disciplines apply appropriate writing processes and use transfer-level writing strategies required for academic composition. Topics vary according to need and may include the principles of the writing process, analysis of writing assignments, strategies for revision, and research and documentation skills. In order to take this course, students must be enrolled in at least one other transfer-level course. Pass/No Pass only.
ENGWR 362 Writing in the Disciplines: Composing Essays
- Units:0.5 - 1
- Hours:9 - 18 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course offers instruction on the writing processes and writing strategies necessary to compose academic essays. It includes an examination of the rationale for using a process-based approach to writing as well as specific writing strategies for prewriting, conducting and using research, drafting, revising, editing, and composing metacognitive reflections.
ENGWR 480 Honors College Composition
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:Placement into the course through the assessment process.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area II(a); CSU Area A2; IGETC Area 1A
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 100
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This honors composition course focuses on reading, writing, and critical thinking skills that extend past those developed in a traditional composition course. This rigorous course requires the analysis of complex short works along with at least one full-length volume of non-fiction. It emphasizes the writing of carefully reasoned, stylistically sophisticated essays, at least one of which includes research and appropriate MLA documentation. Written work should demonstrate a nuanced view of writing situation and purpose. Essays written in this course will total at least 6,500 words. The course also emphasizes presentation of independent and collaborative research. This course is not open to students who have successfully completed ENGWR 300.
ENGWR 481 Honors College Composition and Literature
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 480 with a grade of "C" or better; OR ENGWR 300 with a grade of "C" or better.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area II(b); CSU Area A3; IGETC Area 1B
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 120
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an advanced seminar in critical reading and writing about literature. Focused on complex, in-depth reading assignments, it develops the analytic skills needed to examine fiction, poetry, and drama, expanding on those covered in a traditional ENGWR 301 course. The course includes culturally responsive texts representing diverse perspectives and cultures. It covers inductive and deductive reasoning about literature and the written analysis of literature, requiring at least 6,500 words of formal, analytical writing. This course also examines literary theory and research, the use of primary and secondary sources, and MLA documentation. This course is not open to students who have successfully completed ENGWR 301.
ENGWR 482 Honors Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:ENGWR 480 (Honors College Composition) with a grade of "C" or better; OR ENGWR 300 with a grade of "C" or better.
- Transferable:CSU; UC
- General Education:AA/AS Area II(b); CSU Area A3; IGETC Area 1B
- C-ID:C-ID ENGL 105
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is an honors course in critical reasoning, reading, and writing, requiring skills that extend beyond a traditional ENGWR 302 course. Complex texts—essay and book-length works—reflecting a variety of social, cultural, and historical contexts are read, discussed, and analyzed. Although this course focuses primarily on non-fictional texts, selected works of fiction may be included. This course focuses on the writing of formal academic essays which include primary and secondary research; MLA format is required for all essays, and a minimum of 6,500 words is required for the course. Group and individual presentations are required; at least one essay assignment requires independent reading. This course is not open to students who have successfully completed ENGWR 302.
ENGWR 495 Independent Studies in English - Writing
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
Independent Study is an opportunity for the student to extend classroom experience in this subject, while working independently of a formal classroom situation. Independent study is an extension of work offered in a specific class in the college catalog. To be eligible for independent study, students must have completed the basic regular catalog course at American River College. They must also discuss the study with a professor in this subject and secure approval. Only one independent study for each catalog course will be allowed.
ENGWR 499 Experimental Offering in English - Writing
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.
