Students write poorly because they haven't had the opportunity to write. Different kinds of writing stimulate different kinds of thinking and learning. Different kinds of writing stimulate different kinds of composing. Disciplines have different ideas about what constitutes excellence in written expression and thought, which students are unfamiliar with because they are not typically being challenged to write across the disciplines. Students will not appreciate the value of writing unless we acknowledge it and make room for it in our curriculum.
Writing is a life-time apprenticeship.
Institutions must change the curriculum, course loads, and provide training to faculty if WAC programs are to succeed. WAC Assumptions examined 1. The ability to write well is fundamental to academic success. Cognitive psychologists and some researchers in Composition Studies argue that language, a social construct, shapes learning. Thought and language have different genetic roots, yet via socialization thought finds form in language.