English as a Second Language

ESL 1000 Beginning English and Grammar for ESL Students (4 units)
The focus of this course is reading-based grammar. Students study grammar in the context of a reading, starting at the phrasal level. The course also offers instruction in reading strategies to improve comprehension and speed. The composition work that students do is at the paragraph and short essay level. Individualized tutoring in grammar and writing is an integral part of this course (at least one hour per week). Satisfies G.E. area C3. Prerequisite: Intermediate level of English as determined by diagnostic testing. (Fall)

ESL 1005 Intermediate English and Grammar for ESL Students (4 units)
The focus of this course is the composition process: prewriting, drafting, revision, and editing. Students begin with personal writing and progress to academic essay work. The grammar work is individualized and is based on an inventory of problems from a “grammar journal.” Students are also introduced to basic study skills like notetaking and test taking. Individualized tutoring in grammar and writing is an integral part of this course (at least one hour per week). Satisfies G.E. area C3. Prerequisite: ESL 1000 or equivalent level of English as determined by diagnostic testing. (Spring)

ESL 2000 English Grammar and Composition for Foreign Students (3 units)
The course content roughly parallels that of ENGL 1001. Students read and study short essays, do vocabulary work, and write short essays. Students are introduced to the library and some research skills such as summarizing and paraphrasing. The course culminates with a short, documented essay. Tutoring is available for students with special needs. Satisfies G.E. area C3. Prerequisite: ESL 1000 or 1005 or equivalent level of English as determined by diagnostic testing. (Fall)

Prebaccalaureate
At the completion of any prebaccalaureate course, subsequent placement of each student is based on assessment of a portfolio of the student’s writing.

English

ENGL 0100 ILE English I (3 units)
Instruction and intensive practice in basic skills designed to increase fluency in reading and writing. Emphasis on improving sentence structure, vocabulary, usage, reading comprehension, essay organization, and development. Instruction is based on reading, writing, and the development of ideas through use of examples. Credit qualifies student for ENGL 0101. Prerequisites: First-term Freshman standing and an EPT total score of T141 or below. (Fall, Spring)

ENGL 0101 ILE English II (3 units)
Reinforcement of skills practiced in ENGL 0100 in addition to experience in analytical, organizational, and comprehension skills needed for reading and writing exposition. Prerequisite: ENGL 0100 (Spring)

ENGL 0111 Writer’s Workshop (3 units)
A course emphasizing the development of individual student’s writing abilities, with intensive practice in basic skills and processes of composition. Prerequisites: Freshman standing and EPT score of T142–T147. (Fall, Spring)

Lower Division

ENGL 1000 Introduction to Composition (3 units)
Introduction to academic writing. Instruction is based on the Competencies for First-Year Composition (http://www.csustan.edu/english/dept/FYCCompetencies.doc) with particular emphasis on reading skills as well as focus, development, organization, and control of language for sentences, paragraphs, and essays.

ENGL 1001 First-Year Composition (3 units)
(Formerly Freshman Composition) A course in reading and writing expository essays. In addition to writing essays, students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to write informative summaries of university-level writing. Satisfies G.E. area A2. Prerequisite: EPT score of T148 or above, or recommendation from a prebaccalaureate course. (CAN ENGL 2) (Fall, Spring)

ENGL 1002 First-Year Composition
(Computer-Assisted Instruction) (4 units)
A course in reading and writing expository essays. In addition to writing essays, students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to write informative summaries of university-level writing. Class incorporates use of word-processing, e-mail, and Internet/World-Wide Web technologies. No previous computer experience is required; one hour per week computer lab time. Satisfies G.E. area A2.

ENGL 1005 Honors Composition (3 units)
In addition to writing essays, students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to write informative summaries of university-level writing. Class includes an introduction to library and web-based information resources. Satisfies G.E. area A2. Open only to students in the University Honors Program.

ENGL 1010 Introduction to Literature (3 units)
Introduction to fiction, poetry, and drama. Satisfies G.E. area C2. (Fall, Spring)

ENGL 2000 Critical Inquiry (3 units)
The focus of this course is critical thinking, with emphasis split between receptive (reading/listening) and active (writing) exercises. Students will be expected to analyze arguments of others and to produce defensible arguments of their own, both in analytical summaries and in original argumentative essays. Emphasizes the difference between good and bad arguments, as well as the distinction between significant and trivial positions on issues. Satisfies G.E. area A3. Prerequisite: ENGL 1001, or 1002, or equivalent. (Fall, Spring)

ENGL 2100 British Literature to 1800 (3 units)
A survey of British literature to 1800 with attention to the historical development of literature from the Beowulf poet through the ages of Chaucer, the Renaissance poets and dramatists, to the neoclassical period. Prerequisite: ENGL 1001, or 1002, or equivalent. (CAN ENGL 8) (Fall)

ENGL 2110 British Literature after 1800 (3 units)
A survey of British literature after 1800 with attention to the historical development of literature from the Romantic writers through the Victorian and modernist periods to recent literature written in Britain. Prerequisite: ENGL 1001, or 1002, or equivalent. (CAN ENGL 10) (Spring)

ENGL 2200 American Literature to 1865 (3 units)
A survey of American literature to 1865 with attention to the historical development of literature from the Puritans through the early republic and the period of the early romantics to the literature of the American Renaissance. Prerequisite: ENGL 1001, or 1002, or equivalent. (CAN ENGL 14) (Fall)

ENGL 2210 American Literature after 1865 (3 units)
A survey of American literature after 1865 with attention to the historical development of literature from the post-Civil War regional and realist movements through naturalism and early 20th century writers to contemporary American literary expression in fiction, poetry, and drama. Prerequisite: ENGL 1001, or 1002, or equivalent. (CAN ENGL 16) (Spring)

ENGL 2215 Multicultural American Narratives (3 units)
Readings in multicultural American authors. Prerequisite: ENGL 1001, or 1002, or equivalent.

Upper Division

ENGL 3000 Intermediate Composition (3 units)
Course designed to help students further develop their abilities in addressing the comlexity of a topic, developing an argument, organizing information, and controlling language. Students successfully completing the course and the final examination will be eligible to register for Writing Proficiency courses. Prerequisite: Two unsuccessful attempts on the Writing Proficiency Screening Test (WPST).

ENGL 3007 Business and Technical Communication (WP) (3 units)
An examination of the processes involved in writing for the professions, with emphasis on the business world. Attention will be paid to the writing of reports and proposals, the representation of research, and the principles of technical illustration. Satisfies upper-division writing proficiency requirement. Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score; junior standing; and ENGL 1001, or 1002 and 2000, or equivalents. (Fall, Spring)

ENGL 3009 Writing for Teachers (WP) (3 units)
(Formerly Applied Writing) Designed to renew a student’s confidence and develop an identity as a writer. Also explores various strategies to help build a strong foundation for teaching writing at all levels. Satisfies upper-division writing proficiency requirement. Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score; and ENGL 1001, or 1002 and 2000, or equivalents. Open only to Liberal Studies and English majors. (Fall, Spring)

ENGL 3010 Creative Writing Workshop (4 units)
Methods and techniques of various types of creative writing. Includes the reading and writing of two or more of the following genres: short fiction, poetry, short plays, short film scripts. Prerequisites: ENGL 1001, or 1002, or equivalent and sophomore standing.

ENGL 3011 Introduction to Rhetoric:
A Semester at the Institution (4 units)
Combines an introduction to selected classical and contemporary theories of rhetoric with an application of these theories to documents created at CSU Stanislaus (e.g. grade appeal procedures, the university catalog, varied committee agendas, student placement guidelines, forms, signs). Satisfies G.E. area F2. Prerequisites: Junior standing and ENGL 1001 or 1002; ENGL 2000 or equivalents.

ENGL 3015 Field Experience in Writing for Secondary School English Teachers (1 unit)
A field experience course to be taken concurrently with ENGL 3009 for those in the Single Subject Matter Preparation Program ONLY. This course allows future secondary school English teachers to practice their skills in teaching writing via one-on-one tutoring sessions with students in local public school. Students must provide tuberculosis and background (fingerprint) clearance certificates.

ENGL 3109 The Bible as Literature (3 units)
Examination of the Bible as literature, including history of the Bible and the influence of English versions on the English language and literature. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 3150.

ENGL 3150 Approaches to Literary Study (WP) (4 units)
Gateway course to the major. Students examine a variety of literary forms and methods for approaching them; the history and professional practices of the field. A writing activity is required. Satisfies upper-division writing proficiency requirement. Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score; ENGL 1001 or 1002 or equivalent; completion of prerequisites to the major. (Fall, Spring)

ENGL 3209 Medieval Literature (3 units)
The literature of the Middle Ages exclusive of Chaucer. Typical studies include Piers Plowman, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Marjorie Kempe, The Pearl, the Arthurian romances, and/or the ballad. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 3210 English Renaissance Literature (3 units)
Literature of the period from about 1500 to 1603. Typical studies include drama, lyric poetry, dramatic poetry, and such authors as Sidney, Spenser, Wyatt, Surrey, and Elizabethan dramatists other than Shakespeare. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 3215 Seventeenth Century English Literature (3 units)
Literature of the period from about 1603 to 1660. Typical studies include works of Donne, Jonson, Marvell, Herbert, Letitia, Lanyer, Wroth, Philips, and/or others. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 3220 Eighteenth Century British Literature (3 units)
(Formerly Eighteenth Century English Literature) Literature of the period from 1660 to about 1780. Typical studies include examples of Restoration drama and works of Dryden, Pope, Swift, Johnson, Boswell, Barbauld, Smith, Yearsley, and/or others. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 3225 British Romantic Literature (3 units)
(Formerly English Romantic Literature) Literature of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Typical studies include works of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Wollstonecraft, Byron, Keats, Shelley, and/or others. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 3230 British Victorian Literature (3 units)
(Formerly English Victorian Literature) Literature of the period from 1832 to 1900. Typical studies include the works of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Carlyle, and/or others. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 3235 Modern British Literature (3 units)
Literature of twentieth-century modernism and later movements. Authors include Mansfield, Eliot, Yeats, Joyce, Woolf, Lawrence, Auden, Larkin, Amis, Beckett, Heany, and recent women authors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 3400 Early American Literature (3 units)
Literature of the period including Native American traditions, the literature of discovery and exploration, a study of New England puritanism, seventeenth century wit, the eighteenth century Great Awakening, and the American Revolution. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 3410 American Literature:
Romanticism and Transcendentalism (3 units)
Literature of the United States between 1800 and 1865. Emphasis on romanticism and transcendentalism, and their representative writers. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 3420 American Literature: Realism and Naturalism (3 units)
Literature of the United States after the second half of the nineteenth century. Emphasis is on realistic depiction of characters and events of everyday life including psychological realism and philosophical determinism. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 3430 American Literature: 20th Century to 1950 (3 units)
(Formerly ENGL 4150) American literature in the first half of the twentieth century. Emphasis on modernism. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 3440 American Literature:
20th Century, 1950 to Present (3 units)
American Literature in the second half of the twentieth century. Emphasis on the contemporary period. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 3500-3520 Studies in Film (4 units)
Examinations of film as a verbal and visual medium, and as a reflector of history and culture. Typical courses include Contemporary Films, American Films, Foreign Films, and Film and Literature. These courses have no prerequisites and are designed for students in all majors.

ENGL 3519 Images of Teachers in Film and Fiction (4 units)
Course examines film and literary portrayals of educators. Students will learn film fundamentals, read teachers’ autobiographies, and consider the social responsibilities that educators bear as role models.

ENGL 3550 Years of War, Days of Peace:
Post-1945 Literature and Film (3 units)
A look at films, novels, and poetry of the Cold War, the war in Viet Nam, and Persian Gulf War. Satisfies G.E. area F2 and G. One of two paired courses in the G.E. Summit Program (War and Peace). Prerequisites: Completion of lower-division G.E. area C2 requirements, and consent of Summit Program Coordinator.

ENGL 3700 Introduction to Language (3 units)
An introduction to the study of language. Topics include: Language and communication, the structure of utterances, and the meaning of utterances and language in society.

ENGL 3750 Introduction to Linguistic Theory (4 units)
(Replaces ENGL 3800). An intensive introduction to the study of syntax, phonology, and semantics.

ENGL 3920 Survey of World Literature (3 units)
(Formerly Masterpieces of World Literature) A survey of important literary works from non-Anglo-American cultures. Includes readings from the ancient through the post-colonial period. Satisfies G.E. area F2. Prerequisite: Completion of lower-division area General Education C2 requirement.

ENGL 3930 World Literature in Translation (3-5 units)
(Same as FREN, PORT, SPAN 3930) Studies in various aspects of world literature in translation. Course content may vary from term to term.

ENGL 3940 Multicultural American Literature (3 units)
(Formerly Literature of American Cultures) An examination of American literature by authors from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Satisfies G.E. areas F2 and G. Prerequisites: Completion of lower-division area General Education C2 requirements, and upper-division standing.

ENGL 3945 Multicultural California Literature (3 units)
An examination of California literature written by authors from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Satisfies G.E. areas F2 and G. Prerequisites: Completion of lower-division area General Education C2 requirements and upper-division standing.

ENGL 3950 International Non-European Women Authors (3 units)
(Same as GEND 3950) Readings in women authors from the non-European world, i.e., from Africa, India, the Near East, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150 or consent of instructor.

ENGL 4011 Playwriting/Screenwriting (4 units)
(Formerly Script Writing) Introduces students to the fundamentals of writing for stage and screen, studying dramatic construction, character development, etc. Class covers one-act and full-length plays, as well as 30- and 60-minute TV shows, TV movies, and feature films. May be repeated once for credit.

ENGL 4012 Fiction Writing (4 units)
Students will study various fictional forms and write short-shorts, stories, and/or novel chapters. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisites: ENGL 3010, or equivalent, and junior standing.

ENGL 4013 Poetry Writing (4 units)
Reading of poetry and the writing of poetry. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisites: ENGL 3010, or equivalent, and junior standing.

ENGL 4019 Editing Literary Magazines (3 units)
Examination of various university literary magazines and consideration of editorial policy, criteria for selection, and processes. The production of an issue of the campus literary and art magazine. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

ENGL 4020 Literature of the Classical World (3 units)
A study of major works of literature of classical Greece and Rome, including Sappho, Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Ovid, Horace, and Catullus. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4052 Modern Fantasy Literature (3 units)
An intensive study of the theory and practice of modern fantasy literature with an emphasis on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. Prerequisite: Upper division standing.

ENGL 4105 English Novel I (3 units)
Authors to be studied may include Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, Smollett, Austen. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4106 English Novel II (3 units)
Authors to be studied may include Dickens, Thackeray, Bronte, Eliot, Hardy, Wilde. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4107 American Novel I (3 units)
The American novel in the nineteenth century. Authors to be studied include Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, Howells, James, Crane, and/or others. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4108 American Novel II (3 units)
The American novel in the twentieth century. Authors to be studied include Wharton, Cather, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Steinbeck, and/or others. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4109 The Contemporary Novel (3 units)
The novel in English in the 1970s and 1980s including, but not limited to, works from Britain, Canada, and the United States. Authors to be studied include Anita Bookner, Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison, Ann Tyler, Wallace Stegner, and/or others. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4110 American Short Story (3 units)
An intensive study of the short-story as a literary form with emphasis on the American short-story. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4115 20th-Century British Novel (3 units)
(Formerly 20th-Century English Novel) The development of the British novel during the twentieth century with fluctuations between tradition and innovation. Typical readings may include Bennett, Forster, Conrad, Joyce, Woolf, Drabble, Carter. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4120 American Poetry (3 units)
Lyric, narrative, and/or dramatic poetry in American literature. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4130 Dramatic Literature I (3 units)
Analysis of drama as literary form: Classics of the Greek, Renaissance, and Restoration theatres. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4135 Dramatic Literature II (3 units)
Analysis of drama as a literary form. Includes examination of plays by such writers as: Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Shaw, Beckett, Brecht, Williams, Pinter, and/or others. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4140 American Drama (3 units)
The American drama in the twentieth century. Authors to be studied include Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and/or others. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4300 Shakespeare (3 units)
Representative plays from among the comedies, tragedies, romances, and histories; also may include examples of non-dramatic poetry. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4305 Chaucer (3 units)
The works of Chaucer with emphasis on The Canterbury Tales. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4310 Milton (3 units)
Representative poetry and prose of Milton, with emphasis on Paradise Lost. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4510 British Women Authors (3 units)
(Formerly Women Authors) (Same as GEND 4510) Readings in prose and poetry by British women authors selected to highlight the tradition of female writings. Significant themes, techniques, circumstances, and authors from the 17th century to the 20th. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4520 American Women Authors (3 units)
(Formerly ENGL 4510) (Same as GEND 4520) Readings in prose and poetry by American women authors selected to highlight the tradition of female writings. Significant themes, techniques, circumstances, and authors from the 17th century to the 20th. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4530 Gender and Sexuality in Literature (3 units)
(Same as GEND 4530) Introduction to the field of gay/lesbian/bisexual studies through the reading of literature and theory. Satisfies G.E. area G. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

ENGL 4600 Tutorial Projects in English (WP) (3 units)
An inquiry into the techniques of teaching the reading and writing of the English language. Instruction in the problems involved in tutoring students in English. May be repeated once for credit. Satisfies upper-division writing proficiency requirement. Prerequisite: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score. (Fall, Spring)

ENGL 4610 Literature and Writing for Secondary School English Teachers (4 units)
(Formerly Curriculum and Instruction: English) Emphasis on language arts curriculum for secondary and junior high school. Field observation. Prerequisites: ENGL 3009, ENGL 4850, and consent of instructor.

ENGL 4615 TESOL Methods (3 units)
For prospective teachers of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), teachers of multicultural K-adult ESL classes, and teachers in bilingual education programs. Topics will include current approaches, methods, techniques and materials for various English as a second/foreign language settings.

ENGL 4620 Children’s Literature (3 units)
Introduction to children’s literature: fiction, poetry, drama, fantasy, fairy tales, folklore, and ethnic materials. Analysis and investigation of the techniques of teaching literature to children.

ENGL 4630 Adolescent Literature (3 units)
Study of representative works read by adolescents, including fiction, poetry, and drama.

ENGL 4700 Interdepartmental Study (2-5 units)
Various interdepartmental topics. Course content may vary from term to term. Different topics may be taken for credit under this number. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

ENGL 4800 Second Language Acquisition (3 units)
For prospective teachers of English to speakers of other languages, teachers of multicultural K-adult ESL classes, and teachers in bilingual education settings. Topics will include: Comparison/contrast of first and second language acquisition (SLA), cognitive strategies in SLA, personality and SLA, sociocultural factors in SLA, discourse analysis, error analysis, and inter-language.

ENGL 4850 English Grammar (3 units)
An extensive review of the principles of English grammar, designed particularly for teachers and prospective teachers of English; the changing notions of grammar: differences between colloquial and formal standard American English.

ENGL 4910 Cooperative Education (2-4 units)
Provides an opportunity to acquire relevant, practical experience in supervised paid employment within the discipline. Students are placed in private or public sector positions under the supervision of the employer and departmental Co-op coordinator. May be repeated for a total of 8 units depending upon departmental policy. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and consent of departmental coordinator.

ENGL 4925 Studies in World Literature (3 units)
Studies in world literature with variable content. Typical courses include Third World Novel and Myth in Literature: The Metamorphosis Motif. Two different titles may be taken for credit. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4930 Special Studies in American Literature (1-5 units)
Special studies in some area of American literature. Course content may vary from term to term. Typical courses include American Immigrant Literature, the American dream and American literature, The Literature of American Minorities, or California writers and the California scene. Different titles may be taken for credit under this number. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4950 Special Studies in English Literature (1-5 units)
Special studies in some area of English literature. Course content may vary from term to term. Typical courses include women in nineteenth and twentieth century literature, realism in English literature, minor writers, London in English literature. Different titles may be taken for credit under this number. Prerequisite: ENGL 3150.

ENGL 4980 Individual Study (1-4 units)
For students capable of independent work and in need of advanced or specialized study. May be repeated for a total of six units. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

ENGL 4990 Senior Seminar (4 units)
Capstone course for the major. Advanced study in English literature or language, including TESOL. Typical literature seminars will focus on a genre, period, or a single author. TESOL seminars will focus on second language acquisition and methodological issues. A writing activity/portfolio assessment is required. Class will meet 3 hours per week, with one additional hour per week in writing groups and tutorial sessions. Prerequisites: Completion of 18 units of upper division English and senior standing. (TESOL Seminar: Spring only)

Humanities Course Descriptions

HUM 2000 Introduction to the Humanities (3 units)
Introduction to the Humanities is a course which explores the ways in which people of different cultures and times express human experience in their artistic, literary, musical, and philosophical works. One example is a course which chronologically surveys the development of Western humanities from the Renaissance to the present. Satisfies G.E. area C2.

HUM 3000 Exploration in Humanities (3 units)
Exploration in Humanities is intended to give students an opportunity to explore in some depth one or two of the humanistic disciplines. Emphasized will be the nature and interrelationship of these disciplines, and independence in research in humanities. Satisfies G.E. area F2.

HUM 4750 Perceptions of Culture (3 units)
Examines three aspects of perception: the physical, the intellectual, and the cultural. Course content includes study of writings, music, paintings, architecture, and/or films by or about peoples of South and Central America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific Northwest, and the South Pacific.

HUM 4980 Individual Study (1-4 units)
For students capable of independent work and in need of advanced or specialized study. May be repeated for a total of six units. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (Fall, Winter, Spring)