Writing Across the Curriculum
A Guide to Developing Programs
1st Edition
Published on 16. October 1992
Book
Hardback
205 pages
978-0-8039-4599-9 (ISBN)
Description
How can institutions develop and sustain writing across the curriculum (WAC) programmes? This collection with contributions from leading WAC directors and consultants, helps answer this question. Topics covered include: how to get started; how to run WAC workshops; what role administrators can play; and how WAC can be integrated into the university curriculum. There are also chapters on developing permanent institutional support for WAC.
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Content
Preface - Elaine Maimon
Writing Across the Curriculum - Susan H McLeod
An Introduction
Getting Started - Barbara E Walvoord
Faculty Workshops - Joyce Neff Magnotto and Barbara R Stout
Starting A WAC Program - Karen Wiley Sandler
Strategies for Administrators
Writing Across the Curriculum and/in the Freshman English Program - Linda H Peterson
Writing-Intensive Courses - Christine Farris and Raymond Smith
A Tool for Curricular Change
WAC and General Education Courses - Christopher Thaiss
Writing Components, Writing Adjuncts, Writing Links - Joan Graham
The Writing Consultant - Peshe C Kuriloff
Collaboration and Team Teaching
The Writing Center and Tutoring in WAC Programs - Muriel Harris
Changing Students' Attitudes - Tori Haring-Smith
Writing Fellows Programs
Conclusion - Margot Soven
Sustaining Writing Across the Curriculum Programs
Writing Across the Curriculum - Susan H McLeod
An Introduction
Getting Started - Barbara E Walvoord
Faculty Workshops - Joyce Neff Magnotto and Barbara R Stout
Starting A WAC Program - Karen Wiley Sandler
Strategies for Administrators
Writing Across the Curriculum and/in the Freshman English Program - Linda H Peterson
Writing-Intensive Courses - Christine Farris and Raymond Smith
A Tool for Curricular Change
WAC and General Education Courses - Christopher Thaiss
Writing Components, Writing Adjuncts, Writing Links - Joan Graham
The Writing Consultant - Peshe C Kuriloff
Collaboration and Team Teaching
The Writing Center and Tutoring in WAC Programs - Muriel Harris
Changing Students' Attitudes - Tori Haring-Smith
Writing Fellows Programs
Conclusion - Margot Soven
Sustaining Writing Across the Curriculum Programs