Welcome
John Swensson is an emeritus professor of English at De Anza College, where he has spent the last 31 years. While here, he also served as president of the Academic Senate, dean of the Language Arts Division and interim vice president of Instruction. He currently coordinates the Global Education Partnerships at the college.
The Study Abroad program will go to Paris in summer 2022 and has been to London, Vietnam (many times), Taiwan, Beijing, Belize, Kenya and the Philippines.
He first taught English at his alma mater, West Point, and much of the material in his textbook comes from the U.S. Military Academy – the Plebe English "M1A1 Argumentative Theme." He also wrote the writing text for the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College, and was co-producer with a "co-story" credit for the movie "Fire Birds" with Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Young and portions of the Army's Apache helicopter fleet.
A veteran of the Vietnam conflict, he has an M.A. in English from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of Northern Colorado. He counts his teaching (at seven colleges including Foothill and Maui Community College) as his greatest accomplishment after keeping soldiers alive in Vietnam, and he is happy to share his teaching with you.
Swensson with Fareed Zakaria
| CRN | Course | Sec | Title | Days | Times | Loc |
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| 39426 | ENGL C1000 | 52Z | Academic Reading and WritingView Footnote ENGL 1000.52Z: Fully ONLINE. This is an online class that does not have scheduled meetings. Students can log in anytime to do the required weekly course work. Students must have access to a computer, the internet and an individual email address. We recommend a laptop or desktop computer to successfully complete the course; a tablet or phone may not be adequate for all assignments and tests. Most De Anza classes will use the Canvas course management system. Information about Canvas and Online Education Orientation can be found in Canvas on the Student Resources page: https://deanza.instructure.com/courses/3382. The Student Online Resources hub with extensive information and tips can be found at deanza.edu/online-ed/students/remotelearning . | ······· | TBA-TBA | ONLINE |
| CRN | Course | Sec | Title | Days | Times | Loc |
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| 28781 | ENGL C1000 | 02Q | Academic Reading and WritingView Footnote ENGL 1000.02Q: This section is for students with a LART 250 and ENGL 1000 placement and requires concurrent enrollment in LART 250.02Q (CRN 25468). Open to all students but required for students with a high school GPA below 2.59. Students who place directly into ENGL 1000 should search for a section without the "Q" designation. For assistance, please contact the English Performance Success counselors at eps@deanza.edu. HYBRID, meets on-campus and online. This class meets each week on campus and online as noted in the class listing. Students must have access to a computer, the internet and an individual email address. Most De Anza classes will use the Canvas course management system. We recommend a laptop or desktop computer to successfully complete the course; a tablet or phone may not be adequate for all assignments and tests. Information about Canvas and Online Education Orientation can be found in Canvas on the Student Resources page: https://deanza.instructure.com/courses/3382. The Student Online Resources hub with extensive information and tips can be found at deanza.edu/online-ed/students/remotelearning . | M·W···· | 09:30 AM-11:20 AM | KC113 |
| 28789 | ENGL C1000 | 11Q | Academic Reading and WritingView Footnote ENGL 1000.11Q: This section is for students with a LART 250 and ENGL 1000 placement and requires concurrent enrollment in LART 250.11Q (CRN 25489). Open to all students but required for students with a high school GPA below 2.59. Students who place directly into ENGL 1000 should search for a section without the "Q" designation. For assistance, please contact the English Performance Success counselors at eps@deanza.edu. HYBRID, meets on-campus and online. This class meets each week on campus and online as noted in the class listing. Students must have access to a computer, the internet and an individual email address. Most De Anza classes will use the Canvas course management system. We recommend a laptop or desktop computer to successfully complete the course; a tablet or phone may not be adequate for all assignments and tests. Information about Canvas and Online Education Orientation can be found in Canvas on the Student Resources page: https://deanza.instructure.com/courses/3382. The Student Online Resources hub with extensive information and tips can be found at deanza.edu/online-ed/students/remotelearning . | M·W···· | 11:30 AM-01:20 PM | KC113 |
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| 25468 | LART 250 | 02Q | Academic Reading and WritingView Footnote LART 250.02Q: This is a 3-unit corequisite course to ENGL 1000. Students enrolling in this section must also enroll in ENGL 1000.02Q (CRN 28781). Fully ONLINE. This is an online class that does not have scheduled meetings. Students can log in anytime to do the required weekly course work. Students must have access to a computer, the internet and an individual email address. We recommend a laptop or desktop computer to successfully complete the course; a tablet or phone may not be adequate for all assignments and tests. Most De Anza classes will use the Canvas course management system. Information about Canvas and Online Education Orientation can be found in Canvas on the Student Resources page: https://deanza.instructure.com/courses/3382. The Student Online Resources hub with extensive information and tips can be found at deanza.edu/online-ed/students/remotelearning . | ······· | TBA-TBA | ONLINE |
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| 25489 | LART 250 | 11Q | Academic Reading and WritingView Footnote LART 250.11Q: This is a 3-unit corequisite course to ENGL 1000. Students enrolling in this section must also enroll in ENGL 1000.11Q (CRN 28789). Fully ONLINE. This is an online class that does not have scheduled meetings. Students can log in anytime to do the required weekly course work. Students must have access to a computer, the internet and an individual email address. We recommend a laptop or desktop computer to successfully complete the course; a tablet or phone may not be adequate for all assignments and tests. Most De Anza classes will use the Canvas course management system. Information about Canvas and Online Education Orientation can be found in Canvas on the Student Resources page: https://deanza.instructure.com/courses/3382. The Student Online Resources hub with extensive information and tips can be found at deanza.edu/online-ed/students/remotelearning . | ······· | TBA-TBA | ONLINE |
Faculty Info
John Swensson
EMERITUS PROFESSOR
English
408.590.4430
Forum 6A
Education
- B.S. in Engineering, United States Military Academy
- M.A. in English, University of Virginia
- M.S. in Business Systems, University of Northern Colorado
Office Hours
- Tuesdays, 10 to 11 a.m.
- Forum 6A