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ESL 451 High Intermediate Listening and Speaking 0 Units
(This is a noncredit enhanced, basic skills course.)
(Restricted to students whose native language is not English.)
Prerequisite: ESL 244 or ESL 444 or a qualifying score on the English as a Second Language Placement Test.
Two hours lecture (24 hours total per quarter).
(No limit on student re-enrollment for 0 unit courses.)
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
This course will explore English speaking and listening practice in a variety of contexts, along with the development of vocabulary appropriate in both formal and informal situations.
English/Literature
Some courses in the English Department are designed for students with a recommended level of skills and knowledge. De Anza uses a variety of assessment methods deanza.edu/ assessment/steps – including placement tests, high school transcripts and high school GPA – to place students in the best course sequence for them to succeed. Students who have not been assessed or who are unsure of their placement should contact the Assessment Center deanza.edu/assessment.
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All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
ESL 455 High Intermediate Grammar, Writing and Reading
0 Units
ELIT 8
Children’s Literature
4 Units
(This is a noncredit enhanced, basic skills course.)
Prerequisite: ESL 244 or ESL 444 or a qualifying score on the English as a Second Language Placement Test.
Six hours lecture (72 hours total per quarter).
(No limit on student re-enrollment for 0 unit courses.)
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
This course focuses on the development of high-intermediate reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills using high-intermediate grammar. Students will write well-organized and well-developed descriptive, narrative, and explanatory paragraphs.
ESL 461 Low Advanced Listening and Speaking 0 Units
(This is a noncredit enhanced, basic skills course.)
(Restricted to students whose native language is not English.)
Prerequisite: ESL 251 or ESL 451 or a qualifying score on the English as a Second Language Placement Test.
Two hours lecture (24 hours total per quarter).
(No limit on student re-enrollment for 0 unit courses.)
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
This course emphasizes listening comprehension and proficiency in speaking in academic settings and the expression of students’ ideas using a variety of speaking strategies. Students will develop vocabulary, pronunciation, and note-taking skills.
ESL 465 Low Advanced Grammar, Writing and 0 Units Reading
(This is a noncredit enhanced, basic skills course.)
Prerequisite: ESL 255 or ESL 455 or a qualifying score on the English as a Second Language Placement Test.
Six hours lecture (72 hours total per quarter).
(No limit on student re-enrollment for 0 unit courses.)
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
This course focuses on the development of low-advanced skills for writing clear, organized, well-developed multi-paragraph compositions, grammar, sentence structure, and reading comprehension and vocabulary.
ESL 472 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary 0 Units
(This is a noncredit enhanced, basic skills course.)
(Restricted to students whose native language is not English.)
Prerequisite: ESL 261 and ESL 265, or ESL 461 and ESL 465, with a grade of C or better; or a qualifying score on the English as a Second Language Placement Test.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
(No limit on student re-enrollment for 0 unit courses.)
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
This course focuses on the development of academic vocabulary, reading, and critical thinking skills through extensive readings of college-level material in English.
ESL 473 Introduction to the Essay 0 Units
(This is a noncredit enhanced, basic skills course.)
(Restricted to students whose native language is not English.)
Prerequisite: ESL 261 and ESL 265, or ESL 461 and ESL 465, with a grade of C or better; or a qualifying score on the English as a Second Language Placement Test.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
(No limit on student re-enrollment for 0 unit courses.)
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
The course introduces the principles and techniques of academic essay writing based on critical reading and thinking.
(Formerly ELIT 58.)
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course is a study of the literature of children (pre-elementary through young adult) with an emphasis on poetry, picture books, folk tales, myths, fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction from a variety of cultures, ethnicities, and historical periods. It also includes an evaluation of the literary quality and the cultural and historical meaning of individual works, and the study of the use of children’s literature as an educational tool both in the classroom and outside of it.
ELIT 10 Introduction to Fiction 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ELIT 10H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This is an intensive study of fiction with reading, discussion, and analysis of structure and meaning in selected novels and short stories.
ELIT 10H Introduction to Fiction - HONORS 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ELIT 10.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This is an intensive study of fiction with reading, discussion, and analysis of structure and meaning in selected novels and short stories. Students in this honors program course will be expected to complete extra assignments to gain deeper insight into fiction.
ELIT 11 Introduction to Poetry 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Intensive study of poetry; reading, discussion, and analysis of structure and meaning in selected poems.
ELIT 12 Introduction to Dramatic Literature 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course is an intensive study of dramatic literature through reading, discussion, and analysis of structure and meaning in selected plays.
ELIT 17 Introduction to Shakespeare 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ELIT 17H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course analyzes representative Shakespearean sonnets, histories, tragedies, and comedies, placed within the literary and social context of the Renaissance as well as the context of contemporary culture.
ELIT 17H Introduction to Shakespeare - HONORS 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ELIT 17.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course analyzes representative Shakespearean sonnets, histories, tragedies, and comedies, placed within the literary and social context of the Renaissance as well as the context of contemporary culture. Students in this course will be expected to complete extra assignments to gain deeper insight into English literature.
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