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17 courses · Evergreen Valley College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026
ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college's multiple measures assessment process.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
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 001A.
ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 or college-level composition (ENGL C1000/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
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 001C.
ENGL 001B English Composition
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 120; ENGL-LIT 100
This is a second semester college composition course, emphasizing expository and argumentative writing directed toward an analysis of ideas and concepts from a wide variety of literature; this includes discussion of fiction, drama, poetry, the essay, and other expository prose-- stressing critical reading in these genres. All English 001B students will take a Department Final which will be holistically scored by at least two faculty members and will represent 20% of their course grade.
ENGL 028 Introduction to World Mythology
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- Eligible for ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is an introduction to the world's mythology and its relationship to everyday life. It investigates cross-cultural patterns of myths: gods and goddesses of earth and sky, hunt and harvest; the cycle of the hero; the creation, destruction, and renewal of the world; myths as potent forces today in literature and the arts as well as in everyday life.
ENGL 032 Gender in Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- Eligible for ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This introductory survey of literature focuses on the stereotyped and individualized characterizations of gender in multicultural literature, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and film. Students will read, discuss, and write about literary images of men and women, representations of gender in literature, portrayals of gender-based attitudes and values, and the ways in which writing can change conventional views of gender.
ENGL 052 Children's/Adolescent Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- Eligible for ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course traces the historical and cultural development of global literature for both children and adolescents, including its multiple origins and relationships from the oral tradition, myth, nursery rhymes, poetry, fables, folk tales, sacred literature, novels, and literature-related arts such as music, theater, games, film, pictorial arts, and television. The course stresses multicultural elements and ethnic writers as it emphasizes the importance of diverse literature on psychological, sociological, and cultural growth of American college students and children/adolescents in general.
ENGL 062 Asian/Asian-American Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- Eligible for ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course introduces students to a variety of literary works from the Asian and Asian-American culture which are significant in illuminating the cultural experience of Asian Americans. It is designed to provide an awareness and understanding of the experiences and literary contributions of Asians and Asian-Americans by examining literary works from countries such as China, The Philippines, India, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
ENGL 072 Fundamentals of Creative Writing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- Eligible for ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 200; ENGL-CW 100
This course fosters creation and analysis of lucid, well-developed pieces of fiction, short dramatic treatments and poetry. This course will focus on creative writing as a living art form through publication of student work in a literary magazine and performance of student writings through oral interpretation.
ENGL 073 Introduction to Shakespeare
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- Eligible for ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Students will be introduced to Shakespeare as a major figure in our literary heritage and will read selected works, including represented plays, sonnets and poems. Contributions from the Elizabethan era to Western culture will be explored. The course is designed to heighten awareness of Shakespeare's literary contribution to society and the relationship of the student to his work.
ENGL 080 Mexican-American Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- Eligible for ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course surveys selected Mexican-American authors to develop an awareness of the experiences and literary contributions of Mexican-Americans living in the United States. The course is designed to heighten critical awareness of the image of the Mexican-American in distinct genres of literature. The focus will be on works written from mid 20th century to the present.
ENGL 082A African-American Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- Eligible for ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course surveys the literary, social, and cultural nuances of African American novels, drama, short stories, essays and poetry, with an emphasis on the last century to the present and its connection to the many histories, writings and voices that shape and reflect the African American experience. The perspective of the self identity and societal identity of African Americans in relation to dominant Western culture, the issues of racism and sexism, the themes of identity, representation and social power will be critically explored through the vehicle of literary works.
ENGL 084A Survey of American Literature I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- Eligible for ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 130
This course includes representative American literature from its beginning to 1865, including works of writers of the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Romantic periods, with some emphasis on social and cultural backgrounds.
ENGL 084B Survey of American Literature II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- Eligible for ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 135
This course includes representative American literature from the late 19th Century to the present, including works of writers of the Realist, Naturalist, Modernist, and Contemporary movements, with some emphasis on social and cultural backgrounds.
ENGL 086A Survey of English Literature I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- Eligible for ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 160; ENGL-LIT 160
This is the first part of a two-part series surveying the development of English (Anglophone) Literature from the earliest writings in English to the Restoration and 18th Century. Students will read and discuss significant examples of epic, lyric, drama and prose writings of the finest authors writing in England and the British Empire from the Anglo Saxon, Anglo-Norman, Middle English, Renaissance, Restoration and 18th Century periods. The course will contain lectures, discussions, group work, and other student-centered learning activities. Evaluations will be based on in- and out-of-class analytical essays, exams, research reports, and class work.
ENGL 086B Survey of English Literature II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- Eligible for ENGL C1000
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 165
This is the second part of a two part series surveying the development of English (Anglophone) Literature from the 18th Century to the present. The course will present significant examples of epic, lyric, drama and prose writings of the finest authors writing in England and the British Empire from the Romantic, Victorian, Edwardian, Modern and Postmodern periods. The course will contain lectures, discussions, group work, and other student centered learning activities. Evaluations will be based on in- and out-of-class analytical essays, examinations, research reports, and class work.
ENGL 105 English Support Course
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 3
Students will learn and use critical thinking, analytical reading, and writing skills needed for success in transfer level composition, including paraphrasing, summarizing, development of complex content, revision, sentence techniques, research, evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of sources.
ENGL 501L English Composition Support Lab
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 1.5
Students will learn and use critical thinking/writing skills needed for college-level exposition, including paraphrasing, summarizing, development of complex content, revision, sentence techniques, research, evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of sources.