by Fernán Cerrón-Palomino This semester I took on the challenge of assisting a professor in a course that was a part of the Writing Intensive Program. As a Spanish instructor, I had taught up to 3000 level classes but this one was a 4000 level course, so I didn’t know what to expect. To be…
by Evelyn Saavedra Autry Consider a graded paper covered in red marks, hard-to-read comments, squiggly lines, and cross-outs. What does it tell you about the grader? What does it represent to the student? What are the benefits for both the student and the teacher? I must confess, I am responsible for this sort of annihilation…
by Sandra Mcgury While almost all undergraduate students take composition courses during their first year in college, native speakers (L1ers) enter WIP classes with a more valuable advantage than just these classes: they have been practicing writing ever since they entered elementary school. However, in order to produce a great writing, even native speakers need to…