English

WELCOME TO THE English Academic Subject Certificate (A.S.C.)  AT KAUA'I COMMUNITY COLLEGE! 

The English Academic Subject Certificate (A.S.C.) is designed for students interested in studying rhetoric and literature beyond what their current degree program requires. This pathway offers students the opportunity to develop advanced kumu (composition) and ʻōlelo hoʻoikaika (rhetorical) skills, refine critical heluhelu (reading) and loiloi (analysis) skills, and explore multiple ʻano o nā moʻolelo (areas of literature) that will help them better understand and appreciate the diverse honua (world) around them. The program is designed for students to gain a solid foundation in kumu ʻōlelo Pelekania (English composition) and moʻolelo (literature), while affording the option of focusing on a particular ʻano o nā moʻolelo (genre) or kākau ʻoihana (creative writing).

Completion of the English A.S.C. will allow students to satisfy the Liberal Arts A.A. degree's requirements for FW, DL, HAP/PC, and two WI courses, as well as a DA course if ENG 104 is opted for. The program hoʻolauna (introduces) students to some of the kumuhana (general areas) of study within the loʻahine (discipline) (genre, historical breadth, literature & culture, and kumu/ʻōlelo hoʻoikaika) as defined in most Bachelor degree programs, including at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) and the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo (UHH). It also serves as an hoʻolauna (introduction) to UHM and UHH's areas of study within their English majors, satisfying UHM's English degree requirements for FW and prerequisites for all 300-level courses and UHH's English degree core requirements for ENG 200-level courses.

Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs) approved 09/23/2019

1. Demonstrate collegiate-level English language and writing skills, including grammatical correctness, purposeful editing, awareness of audience and purpose, disciplinary conventions, and stylistic complexity.
2. Demonstrate, in writing, the ability to read critically, comprehend, analyze, and interpret a variety of texts.
3. Apply knowledge of literary genres, rhetorical situations, and literary historical periods to the analysis and interpretation of literary texts.
4. Use a variety of secondary sources in the analysis and interpretation of literary texts.
5. Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of Hawaiian and/or Pacific texts in cultural and historical context.

GUIDED PATHWAYS TO COMPLETION

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