Really simple teacher. Grades tough at frist then gradually becomes easier as semester comes to an end. Doesnt assign a lot of papers or homework but, and is real easy going. Do the work and everything will be fine.

very good for aspiring writers... extermely helpful and always tries to be down to earth with her students.. great to have her as an 830 she'll keep you awake.. the class goes by quickly. homework is simple enough to do.. great teacher

great teacher,is willing to help students anytime and she works on your time. You couldnt ask for more in a teacher,absoultely great.

Awesome professor, she's hilarious and speaks to her students like they're adults, makes material very interesting and easy for you to understand, I honestly wish I could have her for every class, she keeps the class very lively.

Professor Swanson is a wonderful teacher. She can be a tough grader on the essays but gives you a chance to edit them and turn them in for a higher grade. A very fair person for the most part. Take her class, she's very informative.

fun class- good person- a lot of assignments- hard grader

very down to earth and knows what shes talking about when it comes to writing. she can be a tough grader but she lets you revise pretty much everything for a better grade

swanson is my absolute fav professor at monmouth. shes really fun and smart and gives crerative assignments. i actually enjoyed most of her assignments. take her if you can

Coolest. Teacher. Ever. I loooove this woman. I have never been able to stand Eng classes until now. Def take her if you can!!!!

just read spark notes and show up and you'll do fine. she qives a few random readng checks but they are real easy. midterm and final are open book and she always reads & explains important things and takes test and papers directly from what she goes over in class. she is strict about mla format but if you do that right its an easy A

Prof. Swanson was a fabulous teacher. She actually made lit interesting and I always hated English classes. Its so obvious that people come on here just to be whiny when they don't like their grade. Get over it already. I would def reccommend her to anyone. Just do the work and its an easy class.

she was alright. i can't say i loved her and can't say i hated her. she is funny and her classes are fairly interesting but if she doesn't agree with you then it can be an issue. but overall she's not bad.

Good teacher. Liked her sense of humor. Loves what she teaches and really gets into it. Make sure you do the reading, do your homework, and basically take class like a college student and you'll be fine. I recommend her to upcoming Lit students.

OMG. The last person is just soooo incredibly nasty. Prof. Swanson was an awesome teacher who cared a lot about her students and actually made a English fun. I would highly recommend her to anyone. People who come on here to talk trash when they don't like their grade are so obvious (and so pathetic). Swanson rocks!

I have her right now, and she's ok. Hard grader, but lets you revise if you get a really low grade. Interesting enough class discussions. She goes over everything before exams which are taken right from class discussion. Pop quizzes can be a pain but if you read you'll do ok. All in all, fun class but lots of reading.

Awesome teacher, extremely helpful, and she makes the class interesting and funny. Take her!

Its pointless to even visit this site when u see what some students write just b/c they got bad grades. Let me say for the record that I've had Prof. Swanson 2x(102 & 201) & she is one of the nicest & most caring faculty members at Monmouth. I got good grades in both classes & they weren't that hard. I got your back, Prof. Swanson :-)

Great teacher. You will write a lot in this class. Usually it's a paper or two a week. Definitely interesting class conversations and paper topics. Don't skip class and don't get behind on your papers. She helps you transition out of your high school writing into your college voice. Def recommend, wish I could've taken her next semester.

hard, confusing grader. even if you have no grammer errors, you could still get a B for not writing what she wants to hear/thinks is interesting. she does give extra credit and likes when you go to the writing center, but I got a B+ on almost everything no matter what, and ended with a B+. Idk, I class is interesting, take her if you like writing

I love Prof. Swanson! She is by far the best English teacher or prof that I've ever had. So helpful and really funny. The class is a lot of writing which can be hard if you're not used to it, but there is also a lot of creativity in the assignments which lets you come up with your own ideas on the papers. I wish I could take her for every class.

LOVE her! Best English class I've ever had in high school or college. Funny as hell, assignments are usually pretty subjective. Take her!

I had her last semester and it was my favorite class @ MU. Its not a typical "English class" where you just read boring novels and discuss. Topics & readings were actually intresting and the discussions help you write papers. Lets you pick your own topic for the final project. Can be a hard grader, but lets your revise. All in all, would recommend

I have her this semester for lit. I freakin' LOVE her.

Prof Swanson keeps an often boring class interesting. She has many funny stories and explains all directions and points very clearly, often providing handouts. She also holds interesting discussions in class and lets you revise most work. All in all, I'd recommend her as an English prof. She gives you a lot of leeway with choosing essay topics too

I ADORE HER. Seriously, best teacher I've ever had. I loved this class and I trust me, I usually hate English classes. LOVE!

Let me just say that I can't stand English classes but this was the one exception. The whole class was based around the idea of evil which was really interesting and it was the first english class ever where I actually enjoyed going. Would def recommend for anyone who needs to take lit next year.

Just had her as my tutor for English class this summer. LOVE her to death!!! I wish I could take all my classes with her this fall.

Hands down - best professor I had at Monmouth. I'm not even an English major.

She's a wonderful Prof. One of the best at Monmouth. She loves what she teaches and her degree is in supernatural Literature. Her perspectives are insightful and interesting. I Loved her class. Highly Recommended!

I had/have her for Lit 2. Amazing. Probably one of the best teachers I've had at Monmouth, hands down. Take her if you can!

This was my favorite class and professor this semester. Really interesting and fun. The whole class was mostly discussion and you get to pick what you want to do your final project about. Would def. recommend her :)

This was an interesting class. Very "un-typical" of what I'm used to in English classes. There was a lot of reading but everything related to the idea of where evil comes from. Prolly the first time I ever liked an English class. Not a lot of papers but the exams are HARD. Overall would recommend. Liked her :)

Best English Teacher. She was interseting, funny, and I learned a lot. The class was VERY reasonable and not stressful at all. There is no final or midterm test, rather you have a final project instead which is really fun!!! TAKE HER

By far my favorite teacher at Monmouth. Prof. Swanson's class is awesome. She is def. a hard grader but lets you revise all your essays to improve your grade. Incredibly nice and really genuinely cares about her students. Also has a really funny, kinda quirky sense of humor which really made the class fun. Def. recommend :)

Very nice lady and her class is pretty easy. Definitely suggest taking her if you can!

Amazing professor, amazing person :)

She is a great professor. English sucks and so does writing essays but she is an easy grader doesn't give a lot of essays and offers corrections on all essays. Easy A and a great and funny professor.

One of the best teachers I''ve ever had and one of the kindest people I''ve ever met. So yeah you should probably take this class if you can.

One of the best teachers I've ever had. I love her! Her class is interesting and she lets you come up with what you what to write about for your papers. She is a tough grader but lets you revise and if you go to her office hours she'll actually help you write the whole paper. English is the only class I don't mind going to this semester.

I really love Prof. Swanson. I was never good at English classes in high school and I told her in the beginning of the year that I'm not at all a good writer and she has been so helpful in supporting me so I could do really well in the class. If I could take her class for every English class at Monmouth I would. She is the BEST :)

I can honestly say this was the first English class I've ever had that actually helped me with my writing. She's a tough grader, but fair, and if you work for it, you can do well. Go to her office hours and she'll help you writerevise your papers. I did much better on my papers when I started going to office hours. Would recommend :)

This is by far the best English class I've ever taken. Not an easy A by any means but she will help you with EVERYTHING. I've never had any prof who gives as much written feedback on papers and tells you exactly what you need to do to improve your grade. She's so nice too. Def recommend :)

I have never met a teacher that has given more constructive feedback than her. All her revisions make sense for a clear, well-written paper. She is a tough grader but as long as you start your first paper with a B you could definitely end the class with an A. She is really funny too.

Prof. Swanson is the best. She gives tons of feedback on assignments, along with rubrics that spell out exactly how papers are graded and exactly what you need to include to get the best possible grade. She even lets you email her parts of your paper as you're writing it to make sure you're setting it up right. Tough grader? Yes. But fair.

Professor Swanson is everything you could want in a professor. She is kind, caring & compassionate towards her students and, she's also very funny and has a great sense of wittiness about her. She gives rubrics which help you greatly and she offers revisions for essays you may not have done well on. Take her class, you won't regret it.

After transferring to Monmouth and really disliking my previous English professor, having Professor Swanson was very refreshing. I have to say I am actually upset her class is ending because she gave papers that I enjoyed writing, graded very fairly, gave rubrics, and she is funny and personable. Hands down one of the best professors at Monmouth.

Professor Swanson is by far my favorite professor at Monmouth. She is hilarious and very relatable. She is always willing to help whether in office hours or by appointment. If you show you care and ask for help you will do well. Tough grader, but very fair. I learned so much from her class and instruction I would definitely recommend her 10/10!!

Very interesting and relaxed class, the course theme was fate vs. free will which made us think in depth about the topics and readings covered. Only issue I had was that the section I was in had honors students in it, which was no issue but Prof. Swanson respected them more and would only email them when she was going to miss class.

I loved Prof. Swanson. This was a great class and she is very easy going and easy to relate to. She's very enthusiastic in the way she teaches and has workshops where you can pick what you want to work on in your papers and she'll help you. Plus she's super nice and honest in her feedback that she gives you.

Prof. Swanson assigned a lot of papers, which could be all piled up at once which made the class super hard. She gives very detailed feedback back on all of the papers, which really helps you write the final paper. Made us get the textbook but we never used it. Great professor, always made the class interesting.

Professor Swanson was one of the best professors I had. Yes, the class was challenging, but I learned so much that all the hard work was worth it! She gives her time to help you achieve your goals and she gives amazing feedback. Highly recommend taking her!

OMG take her, this class was amazing and I loved attending. She made it so fun and you literally watch the movies on the books. She is the sweetest thing

I have taken Professor Swanson three times and if I had the chance I would again. She is by far the best English professor Monmouth offers. She is so brilliant and really engages the class to be interested in the material. She is the reason I switched my major to English. LOVE HER!!!! TAKE HER!! She will change your life!

Really sweet Professor. The class theme was horror movies and she kept the class so interesting. It is a paper based class so you will have to write but she requires an outline so you stay on track. Would take her.

Professor Swanson was one of the hardest paper-graders. However, I feel 100 times more prepared to write papers than ever before. Very difficult course, but I would take her again. Lots of effort and good writing skills required, so if you hate writing papers then don't take this course, you will not do well. 3 difficult papers with a lot of rules.

In my experience, I honestly loved this class and I love how she respected the fact that I wasn't a fan of horror movies. Our essays were based on the textbook and films plus she gives us discussion posts to develop our ideas. Since they are older movies, it wasn't really scary to watch, and it made me enjoy the class even more.

in my experience, i really enjoyed having professor swanson. she was really nice and the content was always interesting. that being said, the class is difficult and you do have to work for your grade, this is not an easy "a" class. however, you will walk away from her class a strong writer. there was a lot of homework compared to other courses.

I love her class, and her focus on horror movies. I feel that she explains everything very clearly, and her lectures are always fun. She's always accessible outside of class, and is very helpful when people ask questions. Even if you don't like horror movies that much, she tries to make it as enjoyable as possible.

I greatly enjoyed her class and working with her! The class is focused on horror movies, so if that's not your cup of tea, skip her class. Her grading is a little tough, but she truly wants to see her students succeed in her class, and she always gives advice on how to improve your grades. I highly recommend her class!

Prof Swansons class is engaging and fun. Most of the class is comprised of discussions, where you just sit and talk with her the whole time. She makes concepts very intriguing and implores participation. She is a very tough grader, but if you follow her feedback, you will be okay. Mainly group projects with only two individual assignments.

Swanson is a very nice Professor. She really wants her students to succeed and pushes them to their best potential. She assigns weekly writings that could be tedious. She is also super funny and doesn't talk down to her students. The whole course was based off of one movie and not a book which I really enjoyed.

Hardest grader ever, It was frustrating for the whole class, Im good at writing and my best grade was the final of a 88, I got the best grade in the class. The most challenging thing was the week discussions where we had to write an essay in 2 days, happening more than once. She is super sweet but a hard grader but its manageable.

Discussion boards are a pain, until you hear your friends complaining about a 10 or 15-page paper they have to write. Decent amount of reading, but it's interesting. She loves horror movies, so that's what the whole course is on.