Recent SemestersSpring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025Class Size25 studentsCredits3PrerequisiteCollege-level composition ( ENGL C1000 /CID ENGL 100) or equivalent. Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 1B · IGETC Area 1B · CSU GE Area A3DescriptionCommon Description: 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 (CID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. COS Description: We are constantly being exposed to information and ideas, but how do we determine what information is reliable and relevant? How do experiences and beliefs shape the way we process ideas? How can we be better evaluators of information and better decision makers? What makes a particular argument persuasive to one group of people but completely absurd to another? English C1001 will explore these questions as you develop critical reading, writing, and reasoning skills beyond what you learned in English C1000. In this course you’ll be invited to read and analyze a diverse range of texts from multiple modalities and reflect on the lenses through which you interpret that information. You’ll determine how the authors make choices to persuade specific audiences, and then have opportunities to make your own writing choices as you enter the conversations of today. Students in English 002 have many opportunities for extra support, including supplemental learning assistance provided by visiting The Writing Center (aka ENGL 400 , an open entry/open exit non-credit course).Usually HeldMon Wed 9:45am–11:00am, Tue Thu 11:10am–12:25pm, Mon Wed 12:45pm–2:00pm, Tue Thu 12:45pm–2:00pm 