Related pages: English degree Literature Non-native speakers Placement tests Reading Reading courses are listed under READING. Literature courses are listed under LITERATURE. Courses for non-native speakers of English are listed under ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES. English courses are listed below. Students are encouraged to take the English/Reading placement tests prior to initial placement in courses. English/Reading placement tests are given to students to assist the counselor and the division in guiding them to the appropriate English course. Proper placement in English/Reading assures that students will begin their college studies in courses where they will have the best chance of success. If you took courses that satisfy a prerequisite to an English or Reading course under the old numbering system, it will satisfy that prerequisite even though the numbering has changed. Click to see the new and old numbers. Initial placement in classes is based on test scores. The tests are given throughout the year. Please check with the Testing Office for the testing schedule. Students who transfer to Skyline College and have taken college English courses equivalent to ENGL 100, Composition, or ENGL 846, Reading and Writing Connections, or ENGL 836, Writing Development, PLUS READ 836, Academic Reading Strategies, at another college need not take the test but should see a Skyline counselor to request that an equivalency form be completed and signed. A student may challenge course prerequisites no later than 5 days before the end of the add/drop period but are advised to do so well before the beginning of the semester. Waiting too long may limit enrollment in the class or section of choice because the class or section may be closed by the time the petition is reviewed and approved, if appropriate, by English composition and reading faculty in the five working days needed for review. Click to see the ENGL and READ sequence.

ENGL 100 COMPOSITION (3)
Three lecture hours and one lab hour by arrangement per week. WRITING PREREQUISITE: ENGL 836 or ENGL 846 or ESOL 400 with a grade of C or better, or eligibility for ENGL 100 on approved college placement tests and other measures as necessary. READING PREREQUISITE: READ 836 or ENGL 846 with Credit or a grade of C or better, or ESOL 400 with a grade of C or better, or eligibility for 400-level Reading courses on approved college Reading placement test, and other measures as necessary.
Designed to help the student recognize and critically evaluate important ideas in short and book length texts, express facts and thought logically and gracefully in clear and correct prose. Students will write expository prose dealing with a variety of ideas. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (A2, 3). (CAN ENGL 2).

ENGL 104 APPLIED ENGLISH SKILLS FOR CULTURAL PRODUCTION (1-3)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
16 lecture hours per unit plus one hour by arrangement per week. Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836 or equivalent.
Designed for students who want to develop critical thinking skills in the writing and production of a Pilipino Cultural Night (PCN). Students will research other PCN’s, read and evaluate them for content and composition, and will work collaboratively to write a script to celebrate the Filipino and Filipino America experience. May be repeated for credit up to 9 units. Transfer credit: CSU.

ENGL 105 INTENSIVE COMPOSITION (4)
Five lecture hours per week and one lab hour by arrangement per week. WRITING PREREQUISITE: ENGL 836 or ENGL 846 or ESOL 400 with grade C or better, or eligibility for ENGL 100 on approved college placement tests and other measures as necessary. READING PREREQUISITE: READ 836 with Credit or a grade of C or better, or ESOL 400 with a grade of C or better, or eligibility for 400-level Reading courses on approved college Reading placement test, and other measures as necessary.
Designed to help the student recognize and critically evaluate important ideas in short and book length texts, express facts and thought logically and gracefully in clear and correct prose. Extra class hours are devoted to specific reading and writing problems. Students will write expository prose dealing with a variety of ideas, with intensive instruction in the three major components of effective writing: sentence, paragraph, and essay. Course transfers as ENGL 100 to other institutions and is taken in lieu of ENGL 100 by students needing additional writing practice. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (A2, 3). (CAN ENGL 2)..

ENGL 110 COMPOSITION, LITERATURE AND CRITICAL THINKING (3)
Three lecture hours and one lab hour by arrangement per week. Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or 105 with a grade of C or better.
Course is designed to introduce students to the major imaginative genres of poetry, drama, and fiction. Students will write expository essays and other kinds of assignments employing methods of literary analysis and demonstrating skill in critical thinking. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (A3, C2). (CAN ENGL 4).

ENGL 161, 162 CREATIVE WRITING I AND II (3, 3)
Three lecture hours and one lab hour by arrangement per week. Prerequisite: ENGL 161: Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ENGL 105, or equivalent. ENGL 162: Completion of ENGL 161.
The craft of writing short stories, sketches, poetry, short dramas, and other literary forms for both personal enjoyment and professional training. During the Spring Semester, class members may volunteer to work on the college’s literary magazine. Transfer credit: ENGL 161 – UC; CSU (C2) (CAN ENGL 6); ENGL 162 – UC; CSU.

ENGL 165 CRITICAL THINKING AND ADVANCED COMPOSITION (3)
Three lecture hours and one lab hour by arrangement per week. Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or ENGL 105 with grade of C or better.
This course will teach students to use critical thinking, reading, and writing skills through discussion of ideas and a progression of argumentative writing assignments more advanced than ENGL 100. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (A3).

ENGL 166 WOMEN ON WRITING (.5)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
A total of eight lecture hours.
Exploration of diverse women’s experience as portrayed in a variety of genres. Students will read, hear from and discuss women authors who write in such modes as the novel, short story, poetry, drama, film, news reporting and editorial comment, memoir, biography, and historical fiction. Course participants will examine and celebrate women’s voices in contemporary writing. Also listed as LIT. 166. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 3 units. Transfer credit: UC; CSU.

ENGL 650 ENGLISH SUPPLEMENT FOR TRIO STUDENTS (.5-3)
(Credit/No Credit.)
One and one-half to nine hours per week by arrangement.
Individual instruction in reading and writing skills for TRIO/STAARS students based on TRIO English instructor’s assessment of each student’s reading and writing skills. Students are assigned a personal tutor/mentor based in the Writing and Reading Lab in The Learning Center. (Open entry.) May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 6 units. (Units do not count toward the Associate Degree.)

ENGL 819 ENGLISH DEVELOPMENT (3)
A minimum of 48 lecture hours.
This course prepares students to read and write at the college level. Practice and instruction focus on reading college-level texts and writing college-level, text-based essays. Topics include thesis construction, organization, development, and sentence skills. Students will complete in-class and outside writing assignments, application in digital video production, individual conferences, and tutoring. Note: This course does not replace any course in Skyline College’s required course sequence based on placement testing. (Units do not apply to the Associate Degree.)

ENGL 826 BASIC WRITING SKILLS (3)
Five lecture hours and one lab hour by arrangement per week. Recommendation: Eligibility for READ 826 and ENGL 826 by appropriate scores on college placement tests and other measures as necessary. Corequisite: READ 826 if indicated by college Reading placement test.
A basic composition course focusing on the fundamentals of paragraph and essay writing, organization, sentence skills, reading, and text-based writing. Students will be assigned in-class and outside writing assignments and exercises, individual conferences, and tutoring. ENGL 826 prepares students for ENGL 836. (Units do not count toward the Associate Degree.)

ENGL 836 WRITING DEVELOPMENT (3)
Three lecture hours and one lab hour by arrangement per week. WRITING PREREQUISITE: Completion of ENGL 826 or ESOL 840 or 841/842 with a grade of C or higher, or appropriate scores on approved college placement test and other measures as necessary. READING PREREQUISITE: READ 826 with Credit or a grade of C or higher, or eligibility for READ 836 on approved college Reading placement test, or other measures as necessary.
An introduction to college composition that prepares students to write essays at the college level, focusing on thesis construction, organization, development, sentence skills, reading, and text-based writing. Students will be assigned in-class and outside writing assignments and exercises, individual conferences, and tutoring. ENGL 836 prepares students for ENGL 100/105.

ENGL 846 READING AND WRITING CONNECTIONS (5)
Five lecture hours and one lab hour by arrangement per week. WRITING PREREQUISITE: Completion of ENGL 826, ESOL 840 or ESOL 841/842 with a grade of C or better, or eligibility for ENGL 836, ENGL 846 or ESOL 400 on approved college placement test and multiple measures. READING PREREQUISITE: Completion of READ 826, ESOL 840 or ESOL 841/842 with Credit or a grade of C or better, or eligibility for READ 836, ENGL 846 or ESOL 400 on approved Reading Placement Test and multiple measures.
Emphasis on reading and writing as interrelated processes; introduces students to college-level reading and writing. Includes instruction in thesis construction, organization, development, sentence skills, text-based writing, and effective reading strategies to improve comprehension, analysis and vocabulary. ENGL 846 prepares students for ENGL 100/105.

ENGL 875 ENGLISH GRAMMAR (3)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
Three lecture hours per week.
Review of English grammar with emphasis on practicing standard English skills and correctness for use in academic papers. Appropriate for all levels of English. May be repeated once for credit. (Units do not count toward the Associate Degree.)