Recent SemestersSpring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025Class Size25 studentsCredits3PrerequisitePrerequisite: ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 1B · IGETC Area 1B · CSU GE Area A3DescriptionDesigned to promote critical thinking and writing about diverse social, historical, and cultural contexts through inquiry into literature. It offers instruction in analytical, critical, and argumentative writing, critical thinking, research strategies, information literacy, and proper documentation through the study of literary works from major genres, while developing students' close reading skills and promoting an appreciation of the aesthetic qualities of literature. As a part of this inquiry, students will also engage with distinctively literary ways of exploring human experience, learning to articulate their own views in a meaningful conversation between themselves and contemporary issues.Usually HeldTue Thu 1:30pm–2:45pm, Tue Thu 12:00pm–1:15pm 