Section Information

Days, Times, and Locations

Monday Wednesday
9:00 am - 11:50 am
Tanimura & Antle Family Memorial Library - Rm. 1170 - map

Class Number (Formerly CRN)

20019

Instructor(s)

Debra Busman

Enrollment

University Learning Requirements

English Communication A
Community Participation

Faculty Information

Source: A-Z Index

Department Information

Name: Humanities and Communication ~ Division of

Email: humanities_communication@csumb.edu

Phone: 582-3889

Fax: 582- 3780

Building: Humanities & Communication

Website: http://hcom.csumb.edu

Source: A-Z Index

More Information

Course Description:

Introduces students to college-level reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Explores issues of identity, diversity, social justice, and service learning through academic study and participation in local community service settings. Further develops reading skills through a focus on divergent perspectives on themes of social responsibility, literacy, and educational equity. Emphasizes the writing process and develops empathic and critical listening skills through class discussion, peer workshops, community service, and group presentations within a collaborative, interactive, and intercultural environment. Requires a minimum of 30 hours community service work in addition to class time. (Offered every year.)

Corequisites, Prerequisites & Restrictions:

Footnotes:

• No footnotes

Start & End Dates:

Start: January 25, 2010
End: May 23, 2010

Consent Requirements:

Catalog History

Course Materials

Diana Hacker ; contributing authors, Nancy Sommers, Tom Jehn, Jane Rosenzweig ; contributing ESL specialist, Marcy Carbajal Van Horn, A writer's reference (Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009)
ISBN: 0312593325
Search: CSUMB Library Google
Required Reading

Kristina Berdan ... [et al.], editors ; foreword Richard Sterling, Writing for a change : boosting literacy and learning through social action (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint, 2006)
ISBN: 0787986577
Search: CSUMB Library Google
Required Reading

Linda Christensen, Reading, writing, and rising up : teaching about social justice and the power of the written word (Milwaukee, Wis.: Rethinking Schools, 2000)
ISBN: 0942961250
Search: CSUMB Library Google
Required Reading