Writing and Literature for Inquiry and Action

Helps students to strengthen the writing and research skills they developed in ENGL110. Furthers their critical thinking skills, writing voice, and ability to work respectfully with diverse communities through assignments such as a positionality statement, literary analysis, research proposal, and place-based writing challenge. Incorporates the study of short stories, creative essays, and poetry with themes relevant to the social sciences, including health, social justice, cultural identity, and Indigenous experiences, to foster students’ cultural competence, empathy, and familiarity with elements of storytelling pertinent to qualitative research.