ENGL 1CH - Honors Critical Thinking and Composition

4 units
4 hours lecture
Prerequisite: ENGL 1A or ENGL 1AH with a minimum grade of C
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU, UC

This honors course, intended for students in the Honors Transfer Program, focuses on the development of critical thinking, reading, and writing skills beyond the level achieved in ENGL 1A and/or ENGL 1AH. Students will apply these skills to the analysis of written and spoken arguments in various forms and genres, including classic and/or contemporary, and to the writing of effective persuasive essays. Students will learn to evaluate and interpret data, to recognize assumptions, to distinguish facts from opinions, to identify and avoid logical fallacies, to identify and employ deductive and inductive reasoning, to effectively assert and support argumentative claims, and to cultivate a critical approach toward contemporary issues, including socio-political, economic and racial injustices. This course is enriched through extensive and rigorous reading, writing, and research assignments.

Note: Students may take either ENGL 1C or English 1CH. Duplicate credit will not be awarded for ENGL 1C and English 1CH.