Assessing of the Need for an English Grammar Resource for Non-native Speakers

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Steven M. Sandberg and Dr. Penny Bird, English Background The purpose of this study was to assess the need for an established service at Brigham Young University (BYU) to assist non-native speakers of English with revisions of their papers. The study relied on the assumption that effective, writing-process learning only occurs at the point of […]

Using Instructional Design Theory to Create A Student Editing Handbook

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Andrea M. Reese and Dr. Beverly B. Zimmerman, English The curriculum for the Insight student journal workshop class consisted of an eclectic mix of handouts distributed at the editor’s whim. Some were created by previous editors, some photocopied without attribution to the teachers who wrote them, and others adapted from undocumented print sources. Not only […]

LDS Vernacular: English-Samoan Glossary

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E. Paia Su’a Palmer and Dr. Eric Eliason, English My lexicographic project involving the production of a Samoan-English glossary for LDS vernacular had a strategy flaw which was not evident until I was into the project. Accordingly, I have made necessary design modification. The first two of the four phases which I originally proposed consisted […]

Transcribing And Editing Oral Histories Of Teton Valley, Idaho Residents

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Tyler McKellar and Professor Don Norton, English Teton Valley is located in Eastern Idaho, bordering Wyoming. Dominating the valley landscape is the Grand Teton mountain range. Blackfeet, Shoshone, and other Indian tribes frequented the area in their search for food. Fur trappers and mountain men followed, using the Teton basin as the location of their […]

Text And Context: Creating And Developing Resources For Students’ Stud Of Literature And Culture

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Jarom L. McDonald and Dr. Ed Cutler, English One of the most beneficial tools for the study of literature is a working knowledge of the culture that influenced the authors of that literature and helped give rise to the social attitudes, feelings, and movements which that literature is trying to reflect. Having first-hand recognized the […]

Belonging: The Nature And Nurture Of Community

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Liesl Marie Buskirk and Dr. John S. Bennion, English The process of composing an essay collection is one that comprises far more mental energy than merely sitting in front of a computer screen and typing away until you reach the desired number of pages. It begins with a collection of ideas gleaned from personal experience […]

RESEARCH AND CREATIVE WORK REPORT

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Shaunalei Boyer Andersen, Department of Humanities The Project From January to May 1995, for my honors thesis project, I studied the text of Jane Austen’s novel Northanger Abbey. My intent was to unravel the mystery behind her at times conflicting allusions to nov· els and literature in the work-to try to decipher the connection between […]