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The Language Arts Division at Foothill College, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, is dedicated to developing the language and critical thinking skills necessary for students to succeed in their academic classes and in the workplace, fostering global understanding and an appreciation for diverse cultures, and promoting in students a deeper understanding of themselves and others through literature.

Division Office Information
Interim Division Dean: Paul Starer
Division Assistant: Leslye Noone
Hours:
M-Th 7:30 am -- 4:30 F 7:30 am -- 1:30 pm
Phone: (650) 949-7250
Fax: (650) 949-7695

Faculty Information
contact faculty for office hours, program or course information: faculty email addresses

Ongoing Programs
Puente: a national-award winning program that has helped thousands of students reach their dreams of college success; Mfumo: a peer support program with emphasis on African American literature and writers; English 100-110 Learning Communities: co-requisite English and counseling classes, which together provide students the many benefits of collaborative learning; Campus Abroad: an overseas program which offers students opportunities for attaining global perspectives and fluency in another language.

Special Course Offerings
Check schedule of classes for days/times/cancellations

Spring Quarter '09

Creative Writing 36B: Playwriting Creative Writing 41A: Poetry Writing (online) Creative Writing 41B: Advanced Poetry Writing (online) English 3: Technical Writing (online) English 8: Children's Literature (online) English 17: Introduction to Shakespeare English 22: Women Writers (not offered due to budget cuts) English 26: Language, Mind, & Society (not offered due to budget cuts) English 31: Chicano Literature (not offered due to budget cuts) English 46C: Survey of English Literature English 48C: Modern American Literature ESL 186: Advanced Grammar Review (online) Humanities 1A: The Modern Experience Humanities 1B: The Modern Experience (evening) Italian 111: Italian Language and Culture (Middlefield Campus) Japanese 192: Community Service Learning for Japanese Korean 3: Elementary Korean (Middlefield Campus) Linguistics 26: Language, Mind, & Society (not offered due to budget cuts)

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