College De Anza College 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. Language is one important means of expressing ideas, communicating them to others, and articulating them to oneself. Being able to use language in this way is a crucial part of being a citizen of a democratic society and a participant in the modern world.
Literature tries to mirror or in some way match the richness and complexity of actual experience.
Being able to read literature, we think, enables one to participate more fully in the richness and complexity of life. Recognizing and valuing the diversity of our students, our society, and our world, we mirror that diversity in what and how we teach. We view the community college as a democratic institution that gives everyone the chance to learn and to grow. See the Schedule of Classes or the De Anza College Catalog for complete charts of these requirements. Or talk to your counselor.