Course Syllabus

English 102-70422 Syllabus

Course Syllabus:  SAC English 102 spring 2019-1.pdf

Meet Your Instructor: Professor Carly Hunter, M.A in English Literature

Professor Hunter graduated from Chapman University with her Master's degree in English Literature in 2015. she is currently in the process of receiving her PhD in English Literature from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 

Course Description:

Unit(s): 4
Class Hours: 64 Lecture total.
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in English 101 or English 101H.

A second semester course in composition and literature that uses literature to develop critical thinking skills with extensive readings selected from the four major genres.

Textbook Information: 

• Mays, Kelly. The Norton Introduction to Literature. Portable 12th edition. W.W. Norton. ISBN: 978-10393938937.
• Austen, Jane. Northanger Abbey. Norton Critical Edition. ISBN: 0-393-97850-8

Course Learning Objectives: 

Students of English 102 are expected to achieve the following outcomes:

• Students will be able to identify literary devices and use various critical theories to analyze and respond to literature from each of the four major genres: short story, poetry, drama, and the novel.
• Students will be able to formulate sophisticated arguments and defend them with logical, persuasive evidence.
• Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
• Students will demonstrate proficiency in integrating and documenting appropriately-chosen sources, in MLA format, in an academic research essay