Writing is a much-prized skill and a difficult one to master and, while some are naturally gifted in stringing sentences together, we all need to take the time to learn the craft. Whether you want to ...

At many colleges, professors trained in the discipline of rhetoric and composition are finding that the specialized knowledge they bring to teaching writing is held in thrall to older notions of how ...

Enrollment: Students who don’t demonstrate proficiency are referred to a basic writing course at community colleges, or they can take an on-campus course taught by community college instructors.

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My professor in my M.F.A. program at Northwestern University asked me to write 900 words about why I love teaching composition. She assumes I love it, perhaps because I just spent three years working ...

Journal of Basic Writing, Vol. 41, No. 1/2 (Spring / Fall 2022), pp. 76-105 (30 pages) Despite the push for all institutions of higher learning to embrace a corequisite model for writing instruction, ...

A strong foundation in both writing and reading is critical to your success at Western Michigan University. Before you meet with your academic advisor for your one-on-one advising meeting, you should ...

Chris Patel admits it: Writing is not his strength. And he hates public speaking. "I'm not good at it," the University of South Florida junior said recently, noting that English is his second language ...