Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteENGLC1000orequivalent Transfers ToCSUDescriptionENGL 102 helps students to develop and refine their critical thinking and writing skills beyond the level achieved in ENGL 101 as those skills apply to literary analysis in academic writing. The course emphasizes theselectionandanalysisoftextualevidence and the application of logical and traditional reasoning,inquiry-drivenresearchfocusing on literature and literary analysis to produce thoughtful arguments. Writing skills are taughtusingliteraturefromdiverseperspectives (both fiction and non-fiction) and literary criticism as subject matter. Students also receiveinstructioninliteraryresearch,apply revision strategies to refine their work, and completeafullydocumentedresearchpaper. Students develop a broader understanding of the human condition through the study of literature from a range of time periods and cultures. 