Apr 23, 2025  
2025-2026 Cal State East Bay Catalog (BETA) 
    

THEA 232 - Oral Interpretation of Literature


Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-3B
The artistic process of studying literature through performance. The critical analysis of texts and guided practice in the effective use of voice and body to communicate the meaning found in poetry, prose, and dramatic texts.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-3B - Arts and Humanities (Humanities)
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently


Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
 

  1. create performance from literature that presents human issues in inclusive, exciting, original ways
  2. reflect on historical and contemporary works of literature from diverse cultures. 
  3. Interpret the written word orally to clarify a message and emotional condition whether for an entertainment or professional audience. 


GE-3B. Humanities Learning Outcomes
 

  1. Evaluate the impact of the humanities on your life.
  2. Examine the cultural and/or historical context(s) of the humanities.
  3. Describe the ways that diverse identities influence experiences in the humanities.



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