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  • ENGL 2335: Multi-Cultural Child/Young Adult Literature (HU, GC)

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Fulfills a General Education Humanities requirement and is an approved Global & Cultural Perspectives course. For students who love children and reading or have an interest in elementary education, child development, or parenthood in a global society that recognizes and supports diversity. Teaches the historical development of children's literature throughout the world; examines literary elements such as characterization, plot, and style; focuses on multicultural and international literature for children in a broad spectrum of literary genres such as realistic fiction, picture books, poetry, traditional literature, past and present. Students will critically examine themes and issues relating specifically to multicultural and international literature. Course offered in rotation; consult class schedule. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze orally and in written form literary aspects of multi-cultural children's and young adult literatures including plot, setting, characterization, theme, point of view, and figurative language. 2. Compare and differentiate the characteristics of quality vs. subpar multi-cultural children's and young adult literature from various literary genres. 3. Critique works of multi-cultural children's and young adult literature in order to select the best multi-cultural literature to engage and meet the needs of children and young adults. 4. Investigate current issues and trends in multi-cultural children's and young adult literature and formulate informed personal positions regarding these issues and trends.
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  • ENGL 2400: American Lit Before 1865 (HU, GC)

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Fulfills a General Education Humanities requirement and is an approved Global and Cultural Perspectives course. This course will introduce students to some of the major writers and works in American literature from the Colonial Period to the American Renaissance. Students will survey a variety of literature, from the sermons and poetry of the early Puritans to the seminal essays, poetry and fiction of the American Renaissance. Engages students with common practices in reading, interpreting, and writing about literature, and it will address questions of literary form and genre, the relationship between literary works and the cultures that produce them, and how and why we read. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the importance and scope of the literature for the time period covered by creating connections, both verbal and written, between various texts and authors. 2. Through short written and oral responses and reflections, investigate the significance of a wide variety of genres from the literary movements and time periods covered. 3. Identify and explain the significance of major authors and movements covered in this survey. 4. Analyze and critique a specific literary text in a meaningful and effective fashion, doing far more than stating the obvious. 5. Synthesize relevant scholarly sources with the student's own original ideas in a balanced manner (quotations, paraphrases, and summaries fit nicely with paragraph main ideas and topic sentences). FA
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  • ENGL 2410: American Literature After 1865 (HU, GC)

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Fulfills a General Education Humanities requirement and is an approved Global and Cultural Perspectives course. This course will introduce students to some of the major writers and works in American literature from the Civil War to the present. Students will survey a variety of literature, from the novels and short stories of the realists, to the influential works of the modernists, to the postmodernists and other contemporary writers. Engages students with common practices in reading, interpreting, and writing about literature, and it will address questions of literary form and genre, the relationship between literary works and the cultures that produce them, and how and why we read. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the importance and scope of the literature for the time period covered by creating connections, both verbal and written, between various texts and authors. 2. Through short written and oral responses and reflections, investigate the significance of a wide variety of genres from the literary movements and time periods covered. 3. Identify and explain the significance of major authors and movements covered in this survey. 4. Analyze and critique a specific literary text in a meaningful and effective fashion, doing far more than stating the obvious. 5. Synthesize relevant scholarly sources with the student's own original ideas in a balanced manner (quotations, paraphrases, and summaries fit nicely with paragraph main ideas and topic sentences). SP
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  • ENGL 2500: British Literature Before 1800 (HU, GC)

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Fulfills a General Education Humanities requirement and is an approved Global and Cultural Perspectives course. This course will introduce students to some of the major writers of the British Isles through careful study of a variety of literary works from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 18th century. Engages students with common practices in reading, interpreting and writing about literature, and it will address questions of literary form and genre, the relationship between literary works and the cultures that produce them, and how and why we read. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. At the completion of the course students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the importance and scope of the literature for the time period covered by creating connections, both verbal and written, between various texts and authors. 2. Through short written and oral responses and reflections, investigate the significance of a wide variety of genres from the literary movements and time periods covered. 3. Identify and explain the significance of major authors and movements covered in this survey. 4. Analyze and critique a specific literary text in a meaningful and effective fashion, doing far more than stating the obvious. 5. Synthesize relevant scholarly sources with the student's own original ideas in a balanced manner (quotations, paraphrases, and summaries fit nicely with paragraph main ideas and topic sentences). FA
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  • ENGL 2510: British Literature After 1800 (HU, GC)

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Fulfills a General Education Humanities requirement and is an approved Global and Cultural Perspectives course. This course will introduce students to some of the major writers of the British Isles through careful study of a variety of literary works from the Romantic period to the present. Engages students with common practices in reading, interpreting and writing about literature, and it will address questions of literary form and genre, the relationship between literary works and the cultures that produce them, and how and why we read. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the importance and scope of the literature for the time period covered by creating connections, both verbal and written, between various texts and authors. 2. Through short written and oral responses and reflections, investigate the significance of a wide variety of genres from the literary movements and time periods covered. 3. Identify and explain the significance of major authors and movements covered in this survey. 4. Analyze and critique a specific literary text in a meaningful and effective fashion, doing far more than stating the obvious. 5. Synthesize relevant scholarly sources with the student's own original ideas in a balanced manner (quotations, paraphrases, and summaries fit nicely with paragraph main ideas and topic sentences). SP
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  • ENGL 2600: Critical Introduction to Literature (HU, GC)

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Fulfills a Literature/Humanities General Education requirement and is an approved Global and Cultural Perspectives course. Required of all English majors. Introduces literary appreciation, and teaches criticism and terminology as applied to various types of literature, including fiction, poetry, and drama. Requires critical analysis of prose, poetry, and drama. Acquaints students with basic literary terminology, provides a brief survey of pertinent literary theories, and surveys pivotal critical texts. Students respond to texts to understand how meaning is created through transactions among writings, readers and cultures. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the importance and contributions of the major theorists and critical movements covered in this survey. 2. Apply important literary terms and vocabulary to relevant literary and cultural texts. 3. Evaluate the contribution of major theorists and important critical movements to the academic fields of literature and cultural studies. 4. Analyze both canonical and popular literary and cultural texts through specific critical lenses. 5. Create unique researched essays that synthesize theoretical concepts and relevant scholarly research with primary literature. FA, SP
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  • ENGL 2890R: Journal Pub/Southern Quill

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    For students in all disciplines who wish to work with The Southern Quill, Utah Tech University's literary magazine, and who want to pursue projects in creative writing such as poetry, short stories, plays, and essays. Students must attend weekly meetings and produce works in the genre(s) of their choice. Variable credit: 1.0 - 3.0. Repeatable up to 6 credits subject to graduation restrictions. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain and apply the basic tenets of editing and journal production, including but not limited to web development, copy editing, layout and document design, and research. 2. Apply professional and technical writing skills to compose marketing and publicity materials as well as informational documents, email, solicitations, social media, and websites. 3. Professionally meet deadlines and practice professionalism in dealing with campus and community entities. 4. Carry out assigned duties in a timely manner. 5. Analyze various undergraduate literary journals for content and aesthetic considerations. 6. Participate in collaborative learning by working with journal staff members and other interns. 7. Perform investigative and/or observational research, focus relevant details, and integrate research into journals' websites, publications, and publicity materials. 8. Investigate and partake in the process of publication, including journal research. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission. SP
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  • ENGL 3010: Professional Writing and Business Ethics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Successful students will understand a common ethical framework, be able to identify when business ethical issues arise and apply the framework to analyze and resolve them. Students also will be able to effectively recognize and model diverse professional communication styles by analyzing various business audiences, writing and presentation purposes, and documents (including extensive formal research reports) based on business communication theory, ethical frameworks and practical application. Dual listed with MGMT 3100. Students may take only one course for credit. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain an ethical framework used in business contexts and identify when ethical issues in business arise for which the framework should be applied. 2. Apply an ethical framework to analyze and resolve ethical dilemmas. 3. Write clear, correct, concise, complete, and culturally aware artifacts for professional contexts. 4. Write, design, and analyze several types of business documents using appropriate media. 5. Synthesize research with their own ideas to produce artifacts and oral presentations that inform and persuade a target audience. 6. Demonstrate the ability to collaborate well with others to produce quality rhetorical documents. Prerequisites: ENGL 2010 (Grade C- or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C- or higher). FA, SP
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  • ENGL 3030: Advanced College Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Required of all English majors, and recommended for other students who wish to expand and deepen their skills in critical reading, critical thinking and integrated analysis within a variety of rhetorical contexts. Students will be asked to write several persuasive, argumentative, and expository essays. Based on rhetorical theory and through practical application, students will be able to effectively recognize and model diverse writing styles by analyzing various audiences, writing purposes, and documents. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Compose (and model) a variety of texts in various genres (or modes), for different audiences and purposes - several of which go above and beyond those of typical freshmen and sophomore composition courses. 2. Compose by way of a variety of written voices for different audiences and purposes (within a variety of rhetorical contexts). 3. Compose at least one academic source-synthesis essay that requires reading (and incorporating) academic research into one's own writing (for an academic context and purpose). 4. Explain the ways in which workplace writing is different from academic writing. 5. Compose at least one document synthesizing primary research, such as interviews or surveys. 6. Identify one's own writing processes and how they can be improved. 7. Submit for possible publication at least one written document composed during English 3030. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher). FA, SP
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  • ENGL 3110: Special Topics in Creative Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

    Takes an in-depth approach to the study of a particular topic in creative writing. The focus of the course will be dependent on the instructor but will revolve around a particular creative writing topic, genre, or community-engagement/service-learning opportunity. Repeatable for up to 6 credits (repeated course must be a different topic with a different instructor). Prerequisites: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher). FA (odd)
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