The following courses are offered by the Snow College English Department. The list has been adapted from the official college catalog. Where discrepancies exist, the catalog takes precedence:
ENGL 0980 WRITING BASICS (3 credit hours)
Recommended for students scoring lower than 17 on the English section of the ACT, this course provides a first experience with academic writing and/or a review of the basic components of writing, including grammar, usage, and punctuation. Students learn simple sentence construction and coordination leading to basic paragraph construction. Students learn to respond to written texts and prompts. The course prepares students to succeed in English 1010.
ENGL 1010 EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION (3 credit hours)
This course emphasizes critical reading, writing, and thinking skills through writing-intensive workshops. It explores writing situations as a complex and recursive rhetorical processes focusing specifically on idea generation relative to audience and purpose, modes of development, working through multiple drafts, peer collaboration, and revision. Students must complete ENGL 1010 with a grade of “C-” or better before enrolling in ENGL 2010. Students who have an English ACT score below 17, or an SAT score below 483, are strongly encouraged to enroll in ENGL 0980 or 0990 prior to enrolling in ENGL 1010.
ENGL 1410 ENGLISH MECHANICS (3 credit hours)
This course provides analysis and review of standard English grammar, punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure. It also explores techniques to achieve desirable tone and style as they relate to academic writing and business correspondence.
ENGL 2010 INTERMEDIATE RESEARCH WRITING (3 credit hours)
Students will build on the skills learned in ENGL 1010 in this intermediate writing course designed to improve students’ reading and writing skills, research skills, and critical thinking. The course may include expository, persuasive, and/or argumentative writing emphases. A major research paper is required. Students must achieve a “C-” or higher in this course to receive GE credit. Prerequisites: Completion of ENGL 1010 with a grade of “C-” or better.
ENGL 2014 INTERMEDIATE WRITING: HONORS THESIS (3 credit hours)
This course is designed to improve the composition skills of Honors students through an Honors Thesis project. Students will study effective discourse, argumentation, and research methods. They will select a subject for their thesis project and work with an advisor in the field of study. This class replaces English 2010 as part of the English GE requirement and students must achieve a "C-" or higher to receive GE credit. Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 with a minimum grade of "C-". Co-requisites: Affiliation with Snow College Honors Program.
ENGL 2150 HONORS INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS OF THE WEST (ANCIENT WORLD) (3 credit hours)
An in-depth exploration of philosophy, literature, art and general culture during the Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance periods in the western world. Emphasis on reading entire seminal works in the history of western culture and scientific thought.
ENGL 2160 HONORS INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS OF THE WEST (MODERN WORLD) (3 credit hours)
An in-depth exploration of philosophy, literature, art and general culture from the Enlightenment to the present day in the western world. Emphasis on reading entire seminal works in the history of western culture and scientific thought.
ENGL 2200 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE (3 credit hours)
An introduction to literary forms, critical approaches and terminology. Emphasis is upon short stories, poetry, and drama.
ENGL 2210 FOLKLORE AND LITERATURE (3 credit hours)
This course surveys literary texts that draw on oral traditions in their plots, characters, or language. The emphasis is on canonical and multicultural American literature, and the course also asks students to examine artistic aspects of oral storytelling.
ENGL 2220 INTRODUCTION TO FICTION (3 credit hours)
A critical approach to novels and short stories including forms, styles, and historical trends. Emphasis is especially upon Twentieth Century development. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010
ENGL 2230 CLASSIC MYTHS AND FOLK TALES (3 credit hours)
This course explores myths and folktales of the world, with an emphasis on Greco-Roman myths and tales. The course focuses on application of myths to art, literature, and Western culture in general.
ENGL 2320 INTRODUCTION TO POETRY (3 credit hours)
A critical approach to poetry's forms and developments, including historical trends. Emphasis is upon recognizing, understanding, and responding to poetry in all its forms.
ENGL 2250 CREATIVE WRITING (3 credit hours)
This course is an introduction to the writing of fiction and/or poetry. Students read and discuss exemplary models and compose numerous projects of their own. For fiction, emphasis is placed on plot, character, dialogue, description, and theme. For poetry, emphasis is placed on language, structure, and voice. This course may be repeated once for elective credit.
ENGL 2260 INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WRITING (3 credit hours)
This course is an introduction to scientific and technical discourse, including letters, memos, process descriptions, instructions, and reports. Students learn to prepare effective graphics and deliver at least one oral presentation.
ENGL 2280 METHODS AND PRACTICE IN TUTORING WRITERS (3 credit hours)
This course is designed for those students who wish to be writing tutors, English instructors, or elementary educators. A laboratory requirement is satisfied by tutoring in the Writing Lab. (Students and graduates of this course are eligible for salaried employment in the Writing Lab.) The course offers ideal preparation for students majoring in English, Communications, and Education.
ENGL 2300 INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE (3 credit hours)
This course surveys the works of Shakespeare, including sonnets and narrative poetry, as well as a sampling of tragedies, comedies, and history plays.
ENGL 2330 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE (3 credit hours)
An introduction to poetry, fiction, and non-fiction written for children. Emphasis is upon selection, critical analysis and approaches to teaching. Prerequisite: Sophomore status and approval of Department of Education
ENGL 2400 SPECIAL TOPICS IN LITERATURE AND CULTURE (3 credit hours)
This course is designed to make possible the study of a series of one-semester literary topics. Recent topics have included African-American Literature and Mormonism in Literature and Film
ENGL 2410 WESTERN AMERICAN LITERATURE (3 credit hours)
Regional study of the literature of the American West. Includes the American Indian, the mountain man, the settlers, the cowboy myth hero, and the frontier.
ENGL 2420 LITERATURE OF THE OUTDOORS (3 credit hours)
A survey of literature addressing the theme of man and his relationship with the natural environment.
ENGL 2430 GOTHIC AND SUPERNATURAL LITERATURE (3 credit hours)
This course surveys the literature of terror, from its 18th century origins to the present day, including such authors as Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Stephen King.
ENGL 2510 MASTERPIECES OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I (3 credit hours)
American literature from the Colonial period through the Romantic period.
ENGL 2520 MASTERPIECES OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II (3 credit hours)
American literature from Realism to the present.
ENGL 2600 FUNDAMENTALS OF LITERATURE (3 credit hours)
An introduction to literary genres, literary criticism, critical interpretation, and research. Prerequisites: ENGL 201O or consent of the instructor.
ENGL 2610 MASTERPIECES OF ENGLISH LITERATURE I (3 credit hours)
The outstanding compositions and the main currents of British literature from its beginning through the Restoration and Eighteenth Century.
ENGL 2620 MASTERPIECES OF ENGLISH LITERATURE II (3 credit hours)
The outstanding compositions and the main currents of British literature from the Romantic era to the present.
ENGL 2650 LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY (3 credit hours)
This course provides students with a basic introduction to language and the relationship of language to society. Examples will be taken from a wide variety of languages and cultures.
ENGL 2660 INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE (3 credit hours)
This course focuses on the study of language systems with particular attention to phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. The focus will be on problem solving. Examples of general linguistic principles will be drawn from English as well as other languages known to the people who teach the course. This course is cross-listed with TSFL 2660. It satisfies a general education requirement for Humanities.
ENGL 2730 WORLD LITERATURE I (3 credit hours)
This course is an introduction to early literatures of the world, in English translation. Selected readings will be taken from a variety of cultures and will represent the geographic areas of the world's continents
ENGL 2740 WORLD LITERATURE II (3 credit hours)
This course is an introduction to literatures of the world, in English translation, from the Age of Discovery to the present. Note that English 2730 is not a prerequisite for this course.