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Writing in the Disciplines
Writing in the Disciplines
Writing 3: Writing in the Disciplines helps students begin to participate in the discourse community of their discipline, transitioning from the prescribed writing tasks, genres, and audiences that are typical in classrooms to the types of writing that will be expected of them once they enter an academic field or profession.
Writing 3 courses will typically be required courses for students’ majors taken during the junior or senior year.
Writing 3 courses will build upon the foundation of writing skills that students have developed during their previous General Education writing courses. All three of these General Education writing courses will give attention to audience, genre, information literacy, and critical thinking. Upon successful completion of Writing 3, students should have demonstrated an ability to craft polished writing products of professional quality in genres typical of professions that students may enter after graduation.
Learning to write effectively is a developmental process.
Learning to write effectively is a developmental process.
Throughout their college studies, students need focused practice in writing as they move from novice towards professional in their chosen field. Improving writing process in college will help prepare future alumni for the further development of their writing skills that will undoubtedly occur after they graduate.
Proficient writers are able to adapt to a wide variety of rhetorical contexts, balancing the needs and expectations of their audience, the conventions of their genre, and their own goals as authors. They produce clear and engaging text that uses a variety of supporting sources and evidence to develop a central thesis. They craft highly literate poetry or prose with fluent use of grammar, syntax, and evocative word choice. Throughout their writing process, they seek out feedback and incorporate suggestions to improve their writing through multiple drafts.
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