WRITING INTENSIVE COURSES

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WI Requirement Comparison

• Comparison of goals, WI course criteria, and approval process for seven well-known schools with WI requirements (MS Word document)
  
  
• Draft Language for WI Requirement (from 2/23 meeting) (MS Word Document)

Programs

1. University of Hawaii
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2. George Mason University
3. University of Minnesota
4. University of Kentucky
5. University of Missouri-Columbia
6. George Washington University
7. Duke University
8. Oregon State

Research

• "Writing-Intensive Courses: Tools for Curricular Change," by Christine Farris and Raymond Smith. From McLeod, Susan H., and Soven, Margot. 2000. Writing Across the Curriculum: A Guide to Developing Programs. http://wac.colostate.edu/aw/
  books/mcleod_soven/ Originally Published in Print, 1992, by Sage Publications, Newbury Park, California.
  
  
• "As You're Writing, You Have these Epiphanies": What College Students Say about Writing and Learning in their Majors," by Thomas L. Hilgers, Edna Lardizabal Hussey, and Monica Stitt-Bergh, Written Communication, 16.3, 1999, 317-353.
  
  
• "Writing Across the Curriculum: An Introduction" by Susan McLeod from McLeod, Susan H., and Soven, Margot. 2000. Writing Across the Curriculum: A Guide to Developing Programs. WAC Clearinghouse Landmark Publications in Writing Studies: http://wac.colostate.edu/aw/
  books/mcleod_soven/
  

The "Basics" or "Grammar" and WI Instruction

• "Putting Grammar in Its Place ... But Making Sure It Has a Place" by Rebecca Schoenike Nowacek
  
  
• WAC FAQ: "Do I Have to Be an Expert in Grammar?"
  
  
• WAC FAQ: "How Can I Avoid Getting Lousy Student Papers?"
  
  
• On the relationship of Freshman Composition to upper-division WI courses, see, e.g., Duke University's "What You Can Expect of Your Students" (3rd heading from top: students leave freshman comp familiar with academic literacy in general; upper-division WI courses introduce students to the specifics of particular fields)
  
  
• WAC is primarily a faculty-centered/faculty development initiative. It's aim is to help faculty develop, teach, and respond to writing assignments. As we discussed of the preliminary survey results at the last meeting, 90% of teachers reported assigning writing. So, it is not a matter of simply assigning more writing. WAC is about assigning writing more effectively. See "Evaluating WAC Programs" by Toby Fulwiler.)

Sample Writing-in-the-Disciplines (WID) Assignments

• Columbia College
• U of Hawaii Manoa
• George Mason
• WAC Clearinghouse Teaching Exchange
• Oregon State Student Writing Guides
• Oregon State Dept. Writing Profiles
• Marquette University

 

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