ELIT 8

About this course

This course is a study of the literature of children (pre-elementary through young adult) with an emphasis on poetry, picture books, folk tales, myths, fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction from a variety of cultures, ethnicities, and historical periods. It also includes an evaluation of the literary quality and the cultural and historical meaning of individual works, and the study of the use of children's literature as an educational tool both in the classroom and outside of it.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Winter 2027. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use ELIT 8

ASSIST maps ELIT 8 to a requirement in 12 published pathways from De Anza College.

• EnglishDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Early Childhood Studies, B.A. Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP): PK-3 Early Childhood Specialist Instruction Credential - Pending California Commission on Teaching Credentialing (CTC) ApprovalDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• EnglishDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Liberal Studies, B.A. Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) EmphasisDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Liberal Studies, B.A. Professional EmphasisDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Liberal Studies, B.A. Teaching and Learning EmphasisDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• LITERATURES IN ENGLISHDe Anza → UC Merced
• LITERATURES IN ENGLISH, Literature and Social Justice EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• LITERATURES IN ENGLISH, Literature and the Environment EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• English, B.A.: British and American Literature ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• English, B.A.: Composition, Literacies, and Writing Studies ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• English, B.A.: Creative Writing ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward