The English Department 

SUPPORTING STUDENTS AS READERS, WRITERS, AND THINKERS

While we are currently working from home, our English faculty and staff continue to strive to help you develop your reading, writing, and critical thinking skills so that you thrive as a student and  professional in the working world.

NEWS

• English 42 - LITERATURE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA IN AMERICA is open for Fall enrollment!  Black culture is American culture. Join in the study of literature of the African Diaspora. Learn the history, culture, and movements that informed the fiction, oral history, poetry, music, and pop culture that brought us to this moment today. Here's more about English 42!
• Smart Shops are now online! Free informative workshops for students! Be sure to check out the Smart Shop series. Drop in or sign up. Please see the the downloadable Smart Shop series calendar. 
• The RAW Center is open and offering free online tutoring this Fall. Tutoring starts Monday, September 7th. 

English 1AEX

Students entering LPC now have the option to take a 1A level course which has added support and guidance. 

Some of the benefits of taking a 1AEX course are as follows:

• Rigorous coursework at a slower pace
• Additional time for support from the instructor and instructional assistants
• Extensive practice of concepts
• In class time for practice and feedback

1A vs. 1AEX

1A	1AEX
Fulfills English Composition requirement for AA,AS, AA-T, AS-T, and transfer	Fulfills English Composition requirement for AA,AS, AA-T, AS-T, and transfer
3.00 Units ( Lecture and Lab)	4.00 Units ( Lecture and Lab)
Meets 3.5 hours a week	Meets 5.5 hours a week
Recommended for students with a 2.5 GPA or higher.	Required for students with a GPA below 2.4.

 

Students can now self-place into either 1A or 1AEX. See this comparison chart and transfer level English flow chart. Please visit the Assessment Center web page for more information.

Stay tuned for updates on the LPC Literary Arts Festival! 

 

*The LPC Literary Arts Festival will be rescheduled for a future date. 

The first annual *LPC Literary Arts Festival—May 9, 2020—is a free, all-day event on the LPC campus for the community and LPC students. It will include workshops, panels, speakers, a poetry slam, book tables, open mics, and the LPC Anthology Publication and Awards ceremony. Special thanks to the LPC Foundation and the Kaye Grant!