Nov 21, 2008
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Fall 2008 Classes Taught by Allen Andersen

Room: C-202E

 Email: aanderse@sdccd.edu

Office Phone: 619-388-7506
CRN Course Title Days Starts Room
49500 ENGL 043 ENGLISH REVIEW TR 11:10 MIRA B402
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English 43 is a course designed for students who need review and practice with writing unified paragraphs and purposeful basic compositions. In this course, students will develop knowledge of the writing process as well as knowledge of grammatical structures to compose clear and complete sentences, paragraphs, and short essays. Students will also read texts as the basis for writing and developing critical thinking skills necessary for success in college courses.
49916 ENGL 101 READING AND COMPOSITION MW 9:35: MIRA I123
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LCOM 101 J is comprised of two GE courses, English 101 and Speech 103, that have been especially paired to form a unique Leaning Community. Students are enrolled in two classes, each with its specific goals and objectives, but in several aspects the courses have been designed to interact and overlap. Students will find that learning in this way will not only be more interesting and fun, but they may also enjoy higher grades as well.

This part of your Learning Community addresses the goals and objectives of an English 101 course: It is designed for transfer-level students or for those who want to develop competence in college level reading and composition. On some days, this class will be very much like any other 101 class. Students will read, analyze, discuss and think critically using a variety of works and sources. Based on these activities, students write essays, fully documented research projects, and other types of texts for various purposes and audiences. This written work, which demonstrates effective, logical, and precise expression of ideas, totals at least 6000 graded words.
45449 ENGL 105 COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE M 1:00: MIRA I123
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English 105 is a composition course that uses literature as a background for improving writing skills. We will discuss the general nature and elements of Literature and literary criticism. This course will introduce you to literary analysis as a means of strengthening reading, thinking, and writing skills. In looking at a variety of texts, we will also examine how literature can help us to understand human nature. The works I have selected contain diverse themes and visions, but they share common questions about humanity, which we will explore and discuss.
86297 ENGL 205 CRITICL THINKNG/INTRMD COMPSTN W 1:00: MIRA C103
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This course is designed to help students who are planning to transfer to a four-year college or university to develop critical thinking, reading, writing, and research skills beyond the level of English 101 and English 105; it is a required course within many curricula. Assignments require a total of at least 8,000 words of graded writing. The course focuses on writing argumentative prose and critically evaluating arguments. A majority of the written assignments require some research and documentation, including library research.
84960 ENGL 205 CRITICL THINKNG/INTRMD COMPSTN R 6:30: MIRA S5206
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This course is designed to help students who are planning to transfer to a four-year college or university to develop critical thinking, reading, writing, and research skills beyond the level of English 101 and English 105; it is a required course within many curricula. Assignments require a total of at least 8,000 words of graded writing. The course focuses on writing argumentative prose and critically evaluating arguments. A majority of the written assignments require some research and documentation, including library research.

My Education:

Master of Arts in English/American Literature
San Diego State University August, 1996

Bachelor of Arts in English/American Literature
San Diego State University December, 1994
(Graduated Cum Laude with Distinction in English)

Associate of Arts in Fine Art/Art History
Mesa Community College, San Diego, CA August, 1992

A Bit About Myself:
I enjoy teaching, and much of that enjoyment comes from the nature of the job itself. Teaching is not a static occupation; it is not an assembly line where the same turn of the wrench on each bolt that passes down the conveyor leads to an identical result. I love teaching, in part, because it is rarely the same from semester to semester, from class to class, or from student to student. The unit that worked wonderfully with a particular group of learners may sometimes be less successful with another group. And therein lies the challenge that impels me to constantly work and rework my lessons to achieve the best results. Doing so gives me new strategies and tools to enhance my instruction and help my students.

Everything I do in the classroom is a product of my friendships, my associations, and my own learning experiences. As a lifelong learner, I am continually open to new methods, innovative ideas, and inspiring examples. It is this openness that spurs me on to fine-tune my lessons and improve my instruction.

I can confidently claim that creativity is one of my strong points. This is perhaps the aspect of my job that I love the most, the fact that I can make my job stimulating and fun for my students (and myself) through imagination and innovation. So many jobs aren't conducive to such approaches; I am thankful to have one that is.