Writing is simply a skill that can be mastered once and for all.
WAC consists of adding a few writing assignments to existing syllabi. WAC programs stress the traditional term paper as the major vehicle for improving students writing in a course. WAC programs advocate long extensive writing assignments and usually require a set number of pages for each student to produce. WAC programs promote the notion that instructors are the only appropriate audience for students writing assignments. WAC programs represent an intrusion by English faculty into disciplines of which they have little knowledge.