English Professor: Rachel Bell

Office: Building 7, room 7306
English Office/Mailboxes: room 8110
Phone/Voicemail: 650-738-4349
Email:
bellr@smccd.edu



 

 

 

 

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Courses—Fall 2023

English 100:

College Comp Online

>Tues & Thurs 9:35-10:50am in 8226
>Online Classroom in Canvas

85832

English 100:

College Comp Online

>Tues & Thurs 11:10-12:25pm in 8226
>Online Classroom in Canvas

83920


English 110:

Composition, Literature & Critical Thinking

>Online Classroom in Canvas

92599

English 110:

Composition, Literature & Critical Thinking

>Online Classroom in Canvas

92931

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Past Courses:                                   Here’s a list of texts taught by theme

English Department Coordinator: Spring 2017 to Spring 2021

Spring 1999:

Eng 800, 165 & 110

Fall 2010:

Engl 846, Engl 100 Online

Summer 1999:

English 800

Spring 2011:

Engl 846, Engl 100 Online

Fall 1999:

English 100

Fall 2011:

Engl 846, Engl 110 Online

Spring 2000:

Eng 800, 165 & 110

Spring 2012:

Engl 846, Engl 110 Online

Summer 2000:

English 800

Fall 2012:

Engl 100, Engl 110 Online

Fall 2000:

English 801

Spring 2013:

Engl 110 Online

Spring 2001:

English 800

Fall 2013:

Engl 100, Engl 110 Online

Summer 2001:

Reading 801

Spring 2014:

Engl 110 Online, Engl 100

Fall 2001:

Engl 800 Puente, 100, Read 801

Fall 2014:

Engl 100 Online, Engl 110

Spring 2002:

Engl 100 Puente, 100 Honors, Read 801

Spring 2015:

Engl 100 Online, Engl 110

Fall 2002:

English 836 Puente, 100, Engl/Read 846

Fall 2015:

Engl 100 Online, Engl 100

Spring 2003:

English 100 Puente, 110, Engl/Read 846.

Spring 2016:

Engl 110 Online, Engl 110

Fall 2003:

English 846

Fall 2016:

Engl 100, Engl 110 Online

Spring 2004:

English 165

Spring 2017:

Engl 100 Online, Engl 110

Fall 2004:

Engl 165 Honors, Read 836

Fall 2017:

Engl 100, Engl 110 online

Spring 2005:

Engl 100 ASTEP, Engl 165

Spring 2018:

Engl 100 online, Engl 110 online

Fall 2005:

Engl 846 ASTEP, Engl 165 Honors

Fall 2018:

Engl 100 online, Engl 110 online, Lit 201 online

Spring 2006:

Engl 836, Engl 100 ASTEP

Fall 2019:

Engl 105 and Engl 110 online

Fall 2006:

Engl 100 online, Engl 110

Spring 2020:

Engl 105 and English 110 online

Spring 2007:

Engl 100 online, Engl 165

Fall 2020:

Engl 105, 100 and English 110 online

Fall 2007:

Engl 100, Eng 100 online

Spring 2021:

Engl 105, Engl 100 and English 110 online

Spring 2008:

Engl 100 Online

Fall 2021:

Engl 100 and English 110 online

Fall 2008:

Engl 100 Online, Engl 100

Spring 2022:

Engl 100 hybrid, Engl 110 hybrid, Engl 110 online, Engl 100 short course

Spring 2009:

Engl 100 Online, Engl 110

Fall 2022:

Engl 100, Engl 100 hybrid, Engl 110 online, Engl 110 short course

Fall 2009:

Engl 100 Online, Engl 110

Spring 2023:

Engl 100 online and English 110

Spring 2010:

Engl 110 Online, Eng 100

Fall 2023:

Engl 100 and English 110 online


Education

B.A. English Literature, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1992

M.A. English Literature, San Diego State University, 1995

E.S.L. Teaching Certificate, San Diego State University, 1995

Reading Certificate, San Francisco State University, 2001

 

Biography

At San Diego State University, I focused my studies in ethnic American literature and wrote a graduate thesis titled “Search for Place and Authentic Locations of Identity” based on the works on the African-American writer, Gloria Naylor. I also studied the teaching of English as a Second Language and received an ESL certificate from SDSU in addition to my Masters in English Literature. I also completed a Reading Certificate during Spring 2001 at San Francisco State University.

I have taught and continue to teach a range of writing classes from developmental writing and reading, college-level composition, advanced writing courses in critical thinking, and introduction to literature. Before becoming a full-time instructor at Skyline College, I taught part-time at several community colleges in and around the Bay Area as well as at San Diego State University. I have also taught English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Madrid, Spain at the university level. Currently in my writing classes at Skyline, I tend to design lessons around issues relating to race, class, and gender.  

Outside of school my main interests are reading, exploring places on foot, and traveling.

 

  

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