Linda Borla, B.A., B.S., M.A.
Email: lborla@cypresscollege.edu
Phone: (714) 484-7184
Office Hours: Monday–Wednesday 9–10:30 a.m., Thursday 9–10 a.m. via Zoom and by appointment
Location: Humanities, Building 1, Room 222I
About Professor Borla
A first-generation college student like many of my students, I started my higher education journey at a community college in Salinas, California. It has been a privilege to help so many others along the same path.
My teaching philosophy is simple: I like to make the assignments challenging, not difficult; the classroom atmosphere relaxed, yet productive; and the mood happy, not stressed. Indeed, I feel fun greatly enhances the learning process. I am here to help you both enjoy and succeed in my classes.
A graduate of CSU, Sacramento, I hold an MA in English and a BA in Humanities with a minor in English. At UC Santa Cruz, I earned a certificate in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). I also have a BS from UC Davis.
Before I went into community college teaching full-time over 30 years ago, I worked as an editor, textbook author, technical writer, and journalist. In the late 1980s, I started tutoring learning disabled college students. By 1990, I started my teaching career as an ESL teacher in adult education; in 1992 I became an English instructor at Hartnell College and Gavilan College before joining the Cypress College English Department in 1996.
As a full-time English professor, I teach a variety of classes for Cypress College, including Academic Reading and Writing, American Literature, Children’s Literature, The Film, Grammar and Usage, Humanities, Introduction to Literature, Latina/o/x Literature, and Mythology. Other roles I have assumed include Writing Center coordinator, English Tutorial Service supervisor, Semester Abroad instructor, union representative, and English Department chair.
Recommended Courses
Humanities courses survey the artistic and intellectual accomplishments of human cultures from the prehistory and the ancient world through the Middle Ages (ENGL 110/INDS 100) or the Renaissance and Baroque eras through the contemporary period (ENGL 111/ENDS 101)—with an emphasis on the arts. Students will visit one of the world class museums in Southern California to enjoy the actual works they have studied.
- English 110C/INDS 100C: Humanities – Ancient and Medieval
- English 111C/INDS 101C: Humanities – Renaissance to Present
Classes
- English 102C: Introduction to Literature
- English 110/INDS 100C: Humanities – Ancient and Medieval
- English 111/INDS 101C: Humanities – Renaissance to Present
- English 125C: The Film
- English 221C: American Literature to 1865 English 243C: Mythology