California Community Colleges System Courses

SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865

The first in a two-course sequence that surveys the history of American literature from its beginnings to the present. Introduces students to works of American literature from its beginnings through t

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

HONORS SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865

The first in a two-course sequence that surveys the history of American literature from its beginnings to the present. Introduces students to works of American literature from its beginnings through t

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

CALIFORNIA LITERATURE: GOLDEN STATE CULTURES, GEOGRAPHIES & HISTORIES

Introduction to literature written by and about Californians, from pre-contact California Indian creation myths to contemporary poetry, fiction, drama, essays, and autobiographical narratives. Emphasi

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ENGLISH

Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in English beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The s

• California Community Colleges System
• 9 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Paid Course

ADVANCED COMPOSITION & READING

The techniques and practice of expository and argumentative writing based on critical reading and thinking. Analytical reading of authentic, college-level expository and persuasive texts intended for

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

COMPOSITION & READING

Explicit instruction in critical reading and composition skills. Detailed analysis of selected readings that present a range of cultural experiences and perspectives. Instruction in writing expository

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

HIGH-INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR

A high-intermediate English course focusing on verb tenses, gerunds, infinitives, modal verbs in present, past, real present and future conditionals.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

HIGH-INTERMEDIATE READING SKILLS

An upper intermediate-level reading course focusing on developing comprehension skills and strategies for processing pre-college-level readings. In addition to developing vocabulary, students will dem

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

ADVANCED GRAMMAR

Continuation of ESLL 226. An advanced English grammar course focusing on clause and phrase structures.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

BASIC COMPOSITION SKILLS

A basic course for non-native speakers focusing on college-level reading and writing skills. Development of readings skills through analysis of assigned readings. Production of short multi-paragraph c

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

ADVANCED READING

An advanced-level ESLL reading course in techniques of critical analysis for reading college-level prose, focusing primarily on authentic expository/argumentative essays and textbook materials written

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES

An interdisciplinary examination of major concepts and controversies in the study of racial and ethnic difference in the United States. Exploration of race and ethnicity as historical and contemporary

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES

Exploration of the field of African American Studies: history, literature, the arts, and culture, as well as sociological, political, economic, public policy, and philosophical perspectives on the exp

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES

An introduction to interdisciplinary ethnic studies examining the history, culture, politics, issues, and contemporary experience of Native peoples. Specific attention to Native racialization, diverse

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Study of the Earth's surface, including the earth's dimensions and systems; atmospheric processes; patterns of climate, vegetation, and soils; and features, processes, and interactions of land, water,

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course