# English (ENGL) courses

College of Alameda · 2026-2027 Catalog · 19 courses

Source: https://coa.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/47221/47359/47317/47434/47440

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### ENGL C1000 — Academic Reading and Writing

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 4 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 9 sections (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/engl.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 1A; Cal-GETC Area 1A;

In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. Formerly ENGL 1A

### ENGL C1000E — Academic Reading and Writing

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 5 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/engl.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 1A; Cal-GETC Area 1A;

In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. This course includes embedded support. Formerly ENGL 1AS.

### ENGL C1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** College-level composition (ENGL C1000/ENGL C1000H/ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 7 sections (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/engl.md)
- Other: Equivalent Courses: ENGL 1A, ENGL 1AS
- Peralta GE Areas 1B; Cal-GETC Area 1B;

In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 College Reading and Writing (C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. Formerly ENGL 5

### ENGL C1002 — Introduction to Literature

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 4 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** Successful completion of college-level composition (ENGL C1000/ENGL C1000H/ENGL C1000E/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent.
- **C-ID:** 120 None
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/engl.md)
- Other: Equivalent courses: ENGL 001A or ENGL 001AS
- Peralta GE Areas 1A; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

In this course, students are introduced to works by diverse authors and major literary genres, developing close reading and analytical writing skills. Students also develop appreciation for and critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of literature. Formerly ENGL 1B.

### ENGL 10A — Creative Writing I

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E
- **C-ID:** ENGL 200 Approved
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/engl.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 3;

Writing fiction, poetry, drama, and careful analysis of the techniques used by established writers.

### ENGL 10B — Creative Writing II

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/engl.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 3;

Continuation and advanced writing fiction, poetry, and drama; careful analysis of the techniques used by established writers, especially as models for new creative writing.

### ENGL 30A — Introduction to American Literature I

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 3;

Survey of American literary traditions from their beginnings to the second half of the nineteenth century.

### ENGL 30B — Introduction to American Literature II

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 3;

Continuation of 30A. Survey of American Romanticism to literature of the present.

### ENGL 31 — Survey of African American Literature

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 3, 6;

Major works in African American literature: Covering the earliest literature through the Harlem Renaissance to the present

### ENGL 43 — Introduction to the Study of Poetry

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 3;

Introduction to the elements of poetry: Imagery, sound, form, tone and diction.

### ENGL 49 — Independent Study in English

- **Units:** .5-5
- **Hours:** .5 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

In-depth exploration of an area or problem of the student's choice not covered by regular catalog offerings in English. Student must obtain approval from an appropriate faculty member. For more details, see the section on independent study in the college catalog.

### ENGL 60 — Contemporary Asian American Literature

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Advisory:** ENGL C1000 Students who have completed ENGL 1A are more likely to be successful in the writing component of this course. or ENGL C1000E Students who have completed ENGL 1AS are more likely to be successful in the writing component of this course. or High School AP English
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 3;

Survey of contemporary Asian American Literature: Diversity of cultures, identities and experiences through close examination of literature produced from the 1940's to the present.

### ENGL 79 — Introduction to LGBTQ Literature

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** ENGL 001A or ENGL 001AS or
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Introduction to diverse forms of world literature; poetry, short fiction, novels, drama, and creative non-fiction; focus on LGBTQ issues, ideas, and characterization; overview of periods of literature including Antiquity, Middle Ages and Renaissance, American Transcendentalist, Romantic, Late 19th & Early 20th centuries, the Harlem Renaissance, and mid-twentieth century to present day.

### ENGL 210A — Creative Writing

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 3;

Writing fiction, poetry, drama: Careful analysis of the techniques used by established writers, especially as models for new creative writing.

### ENGL 210B — Creative Writing

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Peralta GE Areas 3;

Continuation of writing fiction, poetry, drama: Careful analysis of techniques used by established writers, especially as models for new creative writing.

### ENGL 540 — Sentence Development for Writers

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** .25 hours lecture, .75 hours lab
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Noncredit workshop for writing and editing: sentence structure, complexity, and authorial voice in academic writing.

### ENGL 541 — Troubleshooting Grammar

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** .25 hours lecture, .75 hours lab
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Noncredit workshop for correcting and avoiding the most frequent grammar and usage errors: focus on error identification and self-correction for expanding and refining academic writing skills.

### ENGL 542 — Paragraph Writing

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** .572 hours lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Noncredit workshop for students who require extra practice or review of basic paragraph writing.

### ENGL 543 — Essay Writing

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** .572 hours lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Noncredit workshop for students who require extra practice or review of basic essay writing.