English Courses

These listings are sourced from Curricunet, and some courses may not be offered every semester. For additional information, contact the academic department, speak with counseling or refer to the current Class Schedule and College Catalog.

ENGL 1 - Critical Reading and Composition    ( 4.00 - Units )
This is an introductory course offering integrated instruction in reading, critical thinking, and expository and argumentative writing, intended to develop the ability to read and write complex, college-level prose. Theme-based units of study will examine ideas in relation to individuals' world view and contexts from which these ideas arise. Primary texts will showcase diverse writers, including marginalized voices. Some research required.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Organize a paper so that it is unified and coherent;
  2. Respond to a topic, demonstrate critical thinking, comprehension and use of text to support ideas;
  3. Demonstrates sentence-level fluency and control of grammar.

ENGL 4A - Critical Thinking and Writing about Literature    ( 4.00 - Units )
Develops skills in close reading, critical thinking, analytical and argumentative writing, research, and information literacy through the study of works from major literary genres. Works will include poetry, fiction (short stories and novel), and drama, but may also include alternative genres such as creative nonfiction, graphic novels, spoken word, flash fiction, and lyrics. Primary texts will showcase diverse writers, including marginalized voices.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. organize a paper so that it is unified and coherent;
  2. respond to a topic, demonstrate critical thinking, comprehension and use of text to support ideas;
  3. demonstrate a sentence-level fluency and control of grammar.

ENGL 7A - Critical Thinking and Writing across Disciplines    ( 4.00 - Units )
Develops critical thinking, reading, and writing skills as they apply to the analysis of primary and secondary non-fiction books, articles, and essays from a range of academic and cultural contexts. Primary texts will showcase diverse writers, including marginalized voices. Theme based units will emphasize the techniques and principles of effective written argument in research-based writing across disciplines.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. respond to a topic, demonstrate critical thinking, comprehension and use of text to support ideas.
  2. organize a paper so that it is unified and coherent
  3. demonstrate sentence-level fluency and control of grammar

ENGL 10 - Teaching Assistant in English    ( 1.00 - Units )
Provides the opportunity for students interested in a teaching career to assist an instructor in one target course. Practice in presenting lessons, responding to students' written work, creating assignments, and facilitating group discussions. Student must be approved by target course instructor.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Acquire the skills needed to assess student work and provide effective feedback to students.
  2. Work effectively with students and the instructor in advancing the classroom lessons and processes.

ENGL 11A - Introduction to Creative Writing    ( 3.00 - Units )
English 11A is an introductory creative writing course, offering practice in the elements of creative writing, including narrative, verse, and dialogue. Students will read, write, and respond to poetry, fiction, and dram. Class assignments will use materials drawn from individual's own work and selected texts.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Student should be able to revise original poetry.
  2. Student will identify and manipulate source materials for creative writing journal.
  3. The student shows familiarity with the structure and elements of fiction

ENGL 11B - Intermediate Creative Writing    ( 3.00 - Units )
English 11B offers practice in creative writing at an intermediate level. The course builds on the skills developed in English 11A. Assignments include fiction, poetry, and play writing, using materials drawn from individual's own work and selected texts. Students will write, read, and respond to texts in a workshop setting.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Student should be able to revise original poetry
  2. Student will identify and manipulate source materials for creative writing journal
  3. The student shows familiarity with the structure and elements of fiction

ENGL 11C - Advanced Creative Writing    ( 3.00 - Units )
English 11C is a course that offers practice in creative writing at an advanced level. It builds on the skills developed in English 11A/B including fiction, poetry, and play writing, using materials drawn from individual's own work and selected texts. In addition, the course focuses on revision of one's work with the intent to submit for publication.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Student should be able to revise original poetry
  2. Student will identify and manipulate source materials for creative writing journal
  3. The student shows familiarity with the structure and elements of fiction

ENGL 12B - Intermediate Fiction Writing    ( 3.00 - Units )
This class offers practice in writing fiction at an intermediate level. Builds on the skills developed in English 12A by requiring greater use of description, detail, character development, consistent point of view, and logical plotting that avoids cliche. Focus on developing themes that create intellectual or emotional resonance. Expectation of sentence structure, grammar, and format accuracy. Develop internal and external sources for stories and novels; analysis and criticism of published work. Requires submission for publication at the end of the semester.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. student should be able to use the elements of fiction writing to one's own work: dialogue, characterization, point of view, plotting and theme
  2. student should be able to analyze fiction from a writer's point of view
  3. student should be able to write and revise two short stories based on instructor and student critiques

ENGL 12A - Beginning Fiction Writing    ( 3.00 - Units )
English 12A serves as a beginning course in the practice of writing fiction. Students will learn to develop internal and external sources for stories and novels. Class assignments will focus on characterization, plotting, point of view, and narrative techniques. The class will give considerable attention to the analysis and criticism of published writing and the individual's own work.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. student should be able to revise original fiction
  2. Student should be able to identify and manipulate source materials for creative journal
  3. the student should show familiarity with the stucture and elements of fiction

ENGL 13A - Beginning Craft of Writing - Poetry    ( 3.00 - Units )
English 13A serves as a beginning course in the practice of writing poetry. Students will focus on analyzing and using techniques and styles from a diverse selection of poetry, including peers, to develop and revise one's own work. Students will learn elements of the craft of writing poetry such as voice, rhythm, imagery, extended metaphor, meter, and freeform.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. The student should be able to write in traditional and modern forms
  2. The student should know the function(s) of tropes, images, symbols, diction, and syntax in poetry
  3. The student should be able to revise original poetry

ENGL 13B - Intermediate Craft of Writing - Poetry    ( 3.00 - Units )
Practice in writing poetry at an intermediate level. Builds on skills developed in English 13A. 13B requires: greater and more integrated use of trope, image, and metaphor; more extensive development of themes, including across different poems; more nuanced eye towards personal revision and workshop critique of classmates’ poems; deeper integration of materials drawn from published poetry and individual's own work for analysis and criticism with a focus on techniques of revision.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. The student should be able to write in traditional and modern forms
  2. The student should know the function(s) of tropes, images, symbols, diction, and syntax in poetry
  3. The student should be able to revise original poetry

ENGL 19B - Intermediate Literary Journal Workshop: The Chabot Review    ( 1.00 - Units )
Intermediate practical workshop training in running, producing, and collaborating on a literary magazine. The class will use the knowledge gained in 19A of the publishing field by putting students in a leadership position on the editorial team. Students will assume the roles of Editor-in-Chief, Fiction Editor, Poetry Editor, Design Editor, Public Relations Manager, and more.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Student can perform basic editing, typesetting, proofreading and layout procedures

ENGL 19A - Literary Journal Workshop: The Chabot Review    ( 1.00 - Units )
Practical, introductory training in the managing, editing, and publication of a literary journal, The Chabot Review. Students will gain knowledge of the publishing world as well as learn practical skills while publishing creative works by Chabot College students and staff. Students enrolled in the class serve as The Chabot Review editorial team, and learn what it means to be an Editor-in-Chief, Fiction Editor, Poetry Editor, Design Editor, Public Relations Manager, and more.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Student can perform basic editing, typesetting, proofreading and layout procedures

ENGL 20 - Studies in Shakespeare    ( 3.00 - Units )
Readings of the sonnets and representative comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances of William Shakespeare, with attention to the early, middle and late phases of his art and to the historical time period in which he lived. Consideration of recurring themes in his works, along with the political and cultural contexts that shaped these ideas and attitudes. Examination of Shakespeare’s global legacy and diverse adaptations of his plays.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. analyze Shakespeare's works in relation to their historical and cultural context, with attention to identifying unstated premises and hidden assumptions as well as overt themes and messages;
  2. demonstrate knowledge of the structures of the works studied and analyze them in terms of such literary components as plot, character, tone, style and figurative uses of language;
  3. demonstrate understanding of the particular contributions of Shakespeare to literature in English, as well as his works' diverse resonances in contemporary culture.

ENGL 21 - The Evolution of the Black Writer    ( 3.00 - Units )
Introduction to Black-American writers in fiction, poetry, drama, and the essay, beginning with the historical texts of the slave trade, and continuing to the present. Emphasis on the 20th and 21st-century writers' growth and development in relation to their historical and cultural context. Offers a broader view of World and American History through the lens of the Black writer's journey from capture in West Africa, enslavement in America, and the fight for liberation. Examines issues of Black identity and how that identity has been expressed through various forms of literature. Explores how the Black writer has used literature and specific literary devices to inspire change, radical thought, and challenge white supremacy.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Analyze literacy works in relation to their historical and cultural contexts with particular attention to identifying unstated premises and hidden assumptions.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of the structures of the works studied and analyze them in terms of such literary components as plot, character, tone, style and figurative uses of language
  3. Student can identify contributions of Black American writers

ENGL 22 - Mexican American/Latinx Literature of the U.S.    ( 3.00 - Units )
This course is an introduction to Mexican American and Latinx Literature in the United States. The Mexican American and Latinx literary movement, particularly in California, is growing at a phenomenal rate, pushing the creative and intellectual boundaries within American Literature. In the course, we will cover a range of genres, including short stories, novels, poetry, memoirs, essays, and plays. Although Mexican American and Latinx authors have been contributing to American literature since the sixteenth century, the bulk of our attention will be paid to the Mexican American and Latinx literary movements that began in the 1950’s and extend through the present day. Students will analyze the literary works within the context of socio-economic, political, and historical movements; additionally, students will learn about the unique history, thematic concerns, and genre-bending styles of Mexican American and Latinx writers.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. analyze literary works in relation to their historical and cultural contexts with particular attention to identifying unstated premises and hidden assumptions,
  2. demonstrate understanding of the particular contributions of the Mexican American/Latino writers to American history and contemporary culture,
  3. demonstrate knowledge of the structure of the works studied and analyze them in terms of such literary components as plot, character, tone, style and figurative uses of language.

ENGL 25 - Asian-American Literature    ( 3.00 - Units )
Introduction to literary works of fiction, poetry, drama and the essay that reflect and explore the diversity of Asian-American experiences as well as divisions within Asian-American communities. Class explores literary expressions of cultural pride and identity, as well as reflections on racism, stereotypes, “perpetual foreigner syndrome,” the model minority myth, and internalized oppression. Course texts also explore loneliness and loss of “home,” identity confusion, generation gaps, acculturation … and the challenge of creating community and retaining culture in America. Analysis of literature in the context of the historical growth of Asian-American identities with a focus on the 20th and 21st centuries.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Analyze literary works in relation to their historical and cultural contexts with particular attention to identifying unstated premises and hidden assumptions
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of the structures of the works studied and analyze them in terms of such literary components as plot, character, tone, style and figurative uses of language
  3. Demonstrate understanding of the particular contributions of Asian-American writers to American history and contemporary culture

ENGL 28 - Classic and Contemporary Youth Literature    ( 3.00 - Units )
Social-historical context and tools for analyzing literature directed toward young readers. Emphasizes contemporary U.S. texts, classic works, and the origins of youth literature (including fables, folk tales and fairy tales). Explores subgenres and literary elements common to children’s and young adult literature, including fantasy, journeys, and animal characters. Emphasizes literature from diverse authors and communities, and the impact of this literature on the psychological, sociological, and cultural growth of young readers.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. identify and discuss key authors and works in the area of youth literature
  2. demonstrate familiarity with major themes and motifs of young adult literature
  3. apply literary concepts such as narrative structure, characterization, theme, diction, and symbolism to primary texts written for young readers; compare/contrast literary strategies used in various texts

ENGL 31 - Introduction to Queer Literature    ( 3.00 - Units )
Introduction to novels, poems, plays, and essays about queer people, i.e., members of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning) community. Analysis of this literature in the context of the LGBTQ social and political movements of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries and evolving societal attitudes toward the LGBTQ community. Themes include coming out, developing a sense of queer pride and community, combating discrimination and anti-queer violence, maintaining family ties with sometimes supportive, sometimes hostile relatives, surviving the nearly universal queer childhood experience of bullying, struggling against internalized homophobia/transphobia and reductive stereotypes, understanding the intersection of sexuality, gender identity, and other identities, and sustaining queer relationships in a heteronormative society.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Student demonstrates ability to analyze class texts in terms of such literary components as plot, character, tone, style, narrative voice, and figurative language
  2. Student recognizes the diversity of the works while comparing their treatment of common themes
  3. Students will analyze works of LGBTQ literature in relation to their historical contexts, and with particular attention to the thematic meaning(s) imparted to readers

ENGL 32 - U.S. Women's Literature    ( 3.00 - Units )
Chronicles the expression of U.S. women authors through readings in a variety of genres such as fiction, poetry, drama, and the essay. Explores works by authors of varied racial and ethnic backgrounds in an effort to understand the diversity of women's voices, especially in the 20th century.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Demonstrate familiarity with the self-expressed perspectives of the represented groups.
  2. Demonstrate familiarity with the self-expressed perspectives of the represented groups.
  3. Demonstrate familiarity with the structure and literary devices of the works studied
  4. Read and appreciate the diversity of the literature while identifying some common themes

ENGL 35 - Modern and Contemporary U.S. Literature    ( 3.00 - Units )
U.S. literature from the second half of the 19th Century to the present, including poetry, drama, prose fiction, and essays. This class explores each work in relation to its social, cultural and historical contexts, and emphasizes the analysis of defining moments of the times as they are reflected in literature. The content of course closely examines distinctive literary movements and chronology of American literature since the mid-19th century: including Realism, Modernism, Harlem Renaissance, and Contemporary Literature, reflecting the diversity of American voices.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Demonstrate familiarity with the self-expressed perspectives of the represented groups.
  2. Demonstrate familiarity with the structure and literary devices of the works studied
  3. Read and appreciate the diversity of the literature while identifying some common themes

ENGL 41 - World Literature (17th Century to the Present)    ( 3.00 - Units )
Comparative study of selected works of literature, in English and in translation, from around the world, including Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and other areas, from the mid seventeenth century to the present.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Demonstrate familiarity with the self-expressed perspectives of the represented groups.
  2. Demonstrate familiarity with the structure and literary devices of the works studied
  3. Read and appreciate the diversity of the literature while identifying some common themes

ENGL 45 - Studies in Fiction    ( 3.00 - Units )
Exploration of particular themes and/or periods as reflected in works of fiction, including discussion of form, content, and cultural contexts.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. demonstrate familiarity with the structure and elements of fiction, such as metaphor, plot, point of view, and character development;
  2. recognize the cultural and historical influence on the works studied;
  3. show an appreciation of the diversity of literature while identifying common themes and topics.

ENGL 48 - The Literature of the Holocaust    ( 3.00 - Units )
Explores the literature of the Holocaust through readings in a variety of genres including memoir, essays, fiction, poetry, and film. Historically and culturally contextualizes the literature and examines the implications of writing which attempts to represent the Nazi genocide against the Jews.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. The student should be able to evaluate the relationships between film and literary representations of the Nazi Holocaust
  2. The student should be able to evaluate and analyze the role poetry from different times and cultures assumes in coming to terms with the Nazi Holocaust
  3. The student should be able to recognize different generes and styles in Holocaust Literature and their similarities with and differences from other "topical" writing.

ENGL 201A - Non-Credit Preparation for Composition I    ( Units )
Non-credit course in which students will practice academic reading, critical thinking, and writing expected in credit classes or degree-applicable classes. Students will practice metacognitive strategies that will prepare them for success in a transfer-level English course. This is the first 9-week course in a two-course sequence. Students completing both English 201A and 201B will earn a Certificate of Competency in Preparation for English Composition. The course is free to students and repeatable until mastery of the skills is met. Strongly Recommended: Informed Course Selection Tool (ICST).

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. organize a paper so that it is unified and coherent;
  2. respond to a topic, demonstrate critical thinking, comprehension and use of text to support ideas;
  3. demonstrate sentence-level fluency and control of grammar.

ENGL 201B - Non-Credit Preparation for English Composition II    ( Units )
Non-credit course in which students will practice academic reading, critical thinking, and writing expected in credit classes or degree applicable classes. Students will build on the metacognitive skills from 201A and practice more advanced reading and writing strategies that will prepare them for success in a transfer-level English course. This is the second 9-week course in a two-course sequence but may also be taken as a stand alone course. Students completing both English 201A and 201B will earn a Certificate of Competency in Preparation for English Composition. The course is free to students and repeatable until mastery of the skills is met. Strongly Recommended: Informed Course Selection Tool (ICST)

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. student can organize a paper so that it is unified and coherent;
  2. student can respond to a topic, demonstrate critical thinking, comprehension and use of text to support ideas;
  3. student demonstrates sentence-level fluency and control of grammar.

ENGL 202 - Noncredit Reading, Writing, and Reasoning--Accelerated Course    ( Units )
Preparation for academic reading, critical thinking, and writing expected in transfer and associate-degree classes. This course is designed to prepare students to move, in one semester, into English 1. It includes in-class time to practice college-level reading and writing, using primary texts of diverse authors, including marginalized voices. This course is tuition free and students may repeat this course until mastery of the skills is met. This course is tuition free and students may repeat this course until mastery of the skills is met. It is equivalent to the English 102 credit course of the same title; both options cover the same content and students will be enrolled in the same class at the same time. If a student chooses to move from noncredit to credit courses, please meet with English faculty to discuss assessing equivalency and credit by exam. This course can be used to earn a Certificate of Competency in Preparation for English Composition. Available Certificates can be found in the Chabot College Catalog.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. respond to a topic, demonstrate critical thinking, comprehension and use of text to support ideas;
  2. demonstrate sentence-level fluency and control of grammar;
  3. organize a paper so that it is unified and coherent.

ENGL 210 - English Jam: Non-Credit Preparation for English Composition    ( Units )
In the English Jam, students will review and practice components of academic reading and writing in a supportive environment. This course will emphasize strategies for active reading, reading comprehension, and critical thinking about texts. Students will practice pre-writing, drafting, and revision strategies with brief assignments and a more extended essay. This is a non-credit class, tuition-free and repeatable, and can count towards earning a Non-credit Preparation for English Composition certificate.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. organize a paper so that it is unified and coherent;
  2. demonstrate sentence-level fluency and control of grammar.
  3. respond to a topic, demonstrating critical thinking, comprehension and use of text to support ideas;

ENGL 215 - Support with Writing and Reading    ( Units )
This noncredit course provides whole group, small group, laboratory, and individualized support with writing and reading assignments. Students meet regularly with an English 215 instructor during one of three open hours, as well as with WRAC tutors and WRAC English/ESL instructors, on a customized learning plan. Students will improve their academic reading skills, and/or their composition or sentence-level writing skills. This course is free and students may repeat this course until mastery of the skills is met. This course is intended to assist and prepare students to be successful in college-level credit coursework.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. read in an engaged, active style;
  2. identify areas of weakness in writing;
  3. develop strategies for revising and improving writing.

 

ENGL 201A -- Non-Credit Preparation for English Composition I (9 weeks/45 hours)
Practice of academic reading, critical thinking, and writing expected in credit classes or degree-applicable classes. First 9 weeks in a two-course sequence, completed in one semester. FREE to students.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Student can organize a paper so that it is unified and coherent.
  2. Student can respond to a topic, demonstrate critical thinking, comprehension and use of text to support ideas.
  3. Student demonstrates sentence-level fluency and control of grammar.

ENGL 201B -- Non-Credit Preparation for English Composition II (9 weeks/45 hours)
Practice more advanced academic reading, critical thinking, and writing expected in credit classes or degree-applicable classes. Second 9 weeks in a two-course sequence, completed in one semester. FREE to students.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Student can organize a paper so that it is unified and coherent.
  2. Student can respond to a topic, demonstrate critical thinking, comprehension and use of text to support ideas.
  3. Student demonstrates sentence-level fluency and control of grammar.

ENGL 115 - Support with Writing and Reading ( 0.50 - 3.00 Units )
Provides whole group, small group, laboratory and individualized support with writing and reading assignments. This course assists and prepares students to be successful in college-level credit coursework.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Student will read in an engaged, active style.
  2. Student will identify areas of weakness in writing.
  3. Student will develop strategies for revising and improving writing.
Course Description & Outline

ENGL 215 - Support with Writing and Reading (18-54 hours)
Provides whole group, small group, laboratory and individualized support with writing and reading assignments. This course assists and prepares students to be successful in college-level credit coursework. This is a noncredit course and is FREE to students and repeatable.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
  1. Student will read in an engaged, active style.
  2. Student will identify areas of weakness in writing.
  3. Student will develop strategies for revising and improving writing.