Language Arts Emphasis, AA Liberal Arts and Sciences
Degree A8987
An emphasis in Language Arts provides the student with an understanding of the acquisition of language with a focus on reading, writing, listening, and speaking with a diverse environment. In addition to the foundational language acquisition courses, students select personal options that will strengthen their individual interest and goals within Language Arts.
This degree requires the completion of General Education coursework plus the following:
Required Courses
| Course Prefix | Course Name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Language Acquisition | ||
| Choose a minimum of nine units from the following: | 9 | |
| Early Literacy in Child Development | ||
| Critical Thinking and Writing | ||
or ENGL 1CH | Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors | |
or PHIL 9 | Critical Thinking and Writing | |
| Language Acquisition | ||
| Analysis and Critical Reading | ||
| American Sign Language Structure | ||
| University-level Practices for Academic Success | ||
| Language Arts Diversity | ||
| Choose a minimum of six units from the following: | 6 | |
| Elementary Spanish | ||
| Continuing Elementary Spanish | ||
| Intermediate Spanish | ||
| Continuing Intermediate Spanish | ||
| Spanish for the Spanish Speaking | ||
| Continuing Spanish for the Spanish Speaking | ||
| Conversational Spanish | ||
| Continuing Conversational Spanish | ||
| Elementary French | ||
| Continuing Elementary French | ||
| Intermediate French | ||
| Continuing Intermediate French | ||
| Intermediate Conversational French | ||
| Continuing Intermediate Conversational French | ||
| Elementary Italian | ||
| Continuing Elementary Italian | ||
| Intermediate Italian | ||
| Continuing Intermediate Italian | ||
| Conversational Italian | ||
| Continuing Conversational Italian | ||
| Advanced Conversational Italian | ||
| Elementary German | ||
| Continuing Elementary German | ||
| Intermediate German | ||
| Elementary Chinese | ||
| Continuing Elementary Chinese | ||
| Intermediate Chinese | ||
| Continuing Intermediate Chinese | ||
| Elementary Japanese | ||
| Continuing Elementary Japanese | ||
| Intermediate Japanese | ||
| Continuing Intermediate Japanese | ||
| Advanced Japanese | ||
| Elementary Latin | ||
| Continuing Elementary Latin | ||
| Elementary Arabic | ||
| Continuing Elementary Arabic | ||
| American Sign Language 1 | ||
| American Sign Language 2 | ||
| American Sign Language 3 | ||
| American Sign Language 4 | ||
| American Sign Language 5 | ||
| Multicultural American Literature | ||
| World Literature to 1650 | ||
or LIT 11B | World Literature from 1650 | |
| African American Literature | ||
| Contemporary Mexican American Literature | ||
| Teaching in a Diverse Society | ||
| Introduction to Mass Media | ||
| Race, Culture, Gender, and Mass Media Images | ||
| Introduction to Electronic Media | ||
| Personal Options | ||
| Choose a minimum of three units from the following: | 3 | |
| Business Communications | ||
| Language Arts and Art Media for Young Children | ||
| English - Introduction to Literary Types | ||
or ENGL 1BH | English - Introduction to Literary Types - Honors | |
| Creative Writing - Fiction | ||
| Creative Writing - Poetry | ||
| Creative Writing - Memoir | ||
| Creative Writing - Nonfiction | ||
| Beginning Newswriting | ||
or JOUR 102 | Intermediate Newswriting | |
| Introduction to Public Relations | ||
| Early American Literature | ||
or LIT 2 | Modern American Literature | |
| Survey of English Literature | ||
or LIT 6B | Survey of English Literature | |
| Children's Literature | ||
| Radio-TV Newswriting | ||
| Performance of Literature | ||
| For Area of Emphasis | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, a student will be able to:
- demonstrate language acquisition and usage through reading, writing, listening, signing or speaking within a diverse environment
Review Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for this program.
