F Survey of Young Adult Literature

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54 hours lecture per term. This course presents an overview of young adult literature, including its history, characteristics, literary merit, and cultural influence. This course focuses on comparative and critical approaches to literary works intended for young adults (7th-12th grader) and the study of the literature's relevance to is target audience, with an emphasis on texts representative of diverse ethnic and underrepresented groups. Students will survey current trends and issues in the field of the literature's relationship to adolescent psychosocial development and to ethnic and cultural identify development. This course fulfills the Multicultural Education Requirement for graduation. (Degree Credit) (CSU) (UC) AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC