That writing program assignment got me thinking about what would be an optimum writing requirement. I realized that even though learning to write in a vacuum is less practical than learning to write within a given discipline, if the student finds that they don’t like the style of the said discipline, thus making the class about as bad as learning to write in a vacuum. I have thought about this for awhile and have come up with a writing program (or at least the requirements) that I think works well. Have students take a writing course designed to teach students how to read and write more effectively in science, psuedo-science, literary, and other disciplines. This course would give students the chance to see all of the different writing styles required for each profession and allowing them to find their writing forte. Then, once a student has picked his/her major, they would be required to take a writing class designed for that particular major. This would allow them to develope the writing style best suited for their chosen discipline. What do you guys think?
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May 11, 2009 at 3:09 am |
I think this concept is good, but i am not sure i would like this format. It seems that someone could chose one discipline, which is thier writing forte, but it would not neccesarily be thier major. For example, i may take the writing class you suggest and enjoy writing in science and discover that science is my writing forte. However, i may not like sience and i may not take any science classes. Therefore, the writing class would not be useful. It seems that you predict that students will chose thier major based on thier writing forte or what discipline they enjoy writing in. I beleive that everyone choses thier major based on what they enjoy doing and if they are bad writers in that discipline, then they will put the work and effort into the subject to become a good writer. Overall, i think your idea would pursuade some students to major in a certain discipline, but not the majority.