About the English Department
The Ohlone English Department and Library invite everyone to a special presentation:
Poets Behind Barbed Wire:
The Poetry of the Japanese-American Concentration Camps
- Thursday, November 5, 2009
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Ohlone College Library, Fremont campus
In the early part of World War II, thousands of Japanese-Americans were forced into concentration camps. This video and reading on the Japanese-American prison camps of World War II will be presented by English instructor Robert Mitchell.
“There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
- W. Somerset Maugham
The English Department at Ohlone College offers classes in reading, writing, critical thinking, and literature to students at the transfer and developmental levels.
English Department faculty are skilled and knowledgeable teachers of reading, writing, and literature. They write, research, present at conferences, and publish. They support and encourage their students and enjoy teaching.
The English Learning Center supports students in their English classes, and any student at the college needing assistance with reading and writing assignments. The Center offers individualized programs, conference time with English faculty, and peer tutoring.
The Ohlone College librarians host a book discussion group. Each semester, students, staff, and faculty are invited to read a book and participate in a discussion led by a faculty member. Ohlone College Book Club.
English classes at all levels are often linked with other classes to create a learning community. Students in a learning community experience the same classes and enjoy the support of faculty and their fellow students. Learning Communities at Ohlone College.
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