About Me

Grammar of English: Studied the function and form of various types of English structures (e.g. nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, articles, conjunctions), establishing a solid understanding of the structure of the English language

Modern American Usage: Discussed the difference between prescriptive and descriptive approaches to correcting usage errors and became very familiar with numerous usage guides' consensus about common usage issues

Basic Editing Skills: Learned the editing process and solidified understanding of grammar and usage principles addressed most often in copy editing; wrote and edited an empirical paper and a study guide within the class to apply and practice my copy editing skills

Genre and Substantive Editing: Wrote and edited two papers to practice principles of substantive (or line) editing including organization, cohesion, and coherence; became familiar with important business aspects of freelancing and acquired and completed a freelance project during the semester

Editing Student Journals: Volunteered for Leading Edge Magazine and Criterion to participate in and become more familiar with the editing process as practiced in publishing houses, reporting regularly on my efforts and improvements

Editing for a Publication: Worked as a staff member of the online publication Latter-day Saint Insights, taking on the role of an assistant managing editor and a social media and analytics team member

Structure of Modern English: Studied in greater depth the function and form of various types of English structures to understand how and why certain structures lead to structural ambiguities within the English language

Intro to Print Publishing: Designed a business card, a flyer, a magazine spread, and a book using InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop

Intro to Web Publishing: Learned how to code in HTML and CSS in order to design useful, accessible, and attractive websites

Introduction to English Language Studies: Learned the basics of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics

Semantics and Pragmatics: Discussed and presented about the underlying aspects of the English language that allow us to interpret meaning even from indirect statements

Linguistics 101: Discussed the wide application of linguistics to various other fields in order to better understand the study and purpose of linguistics Intro to Varieties of English: Discussed how we define, interact with, and sometimes stereotype varieties of English based on gender, race, age, geography, religion, etc.

History of English: Reviewed defining factors of Old English, Middle English, and Modern English to better understand the underlying reasons for seemingly inconsistent or complicated structures in the English we speak today

History of the Book: Explored the origins of written sources and how manuscript design and function has evolved into the medium of books we now use

German: Completed an equivalent of four semesters of college study in the German language, a study that I began in 5th grade and that has better informed my understanding of the structure of English as well as increased my love and appreciation for other cultures

Shakespeare: Studied a number of Shakespeare's plays, learning not only about older forms of English but also learning about important themes to improve my own character

Creative Writing: Wrote and various creative works, including poetry, fiction, and narrative nonfiction, receiving feedback from peers and offering constructive criticism in return