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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Dec
Pages: 24
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Reinventing WAC (Again): The First-Year Seminar and Academic Literacy
Brent, Doug
College Composition and Communication, v57 n2 p253-276 Dec 2005
Academically oriented first-year seminars can be good venues for teaching many of the concepts important to WAC programs, including extended engagement with a research topic and situated writing. A qualitative study of a first-year seminar program at the University of Calgary highlights faculty members' and students' responses.
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, First Year Seminars, Writing Instruction, College Students, Student Attitudes, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Universities, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Calgary)
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