Table of Contents
Introduction
A History of Inquiry: The Resilience of Writing
Across the Curriculum 1
Part 1 Charting the WAC Movement 11
Introduction 13
1 The Writing-Across-the-Curriculum Movement: 1970-1990 David R. Russell 15
2 Language Across the Curriculum Alan Bullock Committee of Enquiry 46
3 The Pedagogy of Writing Across the Curriculum Susan McLeod 53
4 WAC as Critical Pedagogy: The Third Stage? Donna LeCourt 69
5 Theory in WAC: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going? Christopher Thaiss 85
Part 2 Practicing WAC 103
Introduction 105
6 Showing, Not Telling, at a Writing Workshop Toby Fulwiler 108
7 Writing to Learn: Writing Across the Disciplines Anne J. Herrington 118
8 Writing Assignments Across the Curriculum: A National Study of College Writing Dan Melzer 128
9 Microtheme Strategies for Developing Cognitive Skills John C. Bean Dean Drenk F. D. Lee 146
10 Writing Across and Against the Curriculum Art Young 158
11 Introducing Students to Disciplinary Genres: The Role of the General Composition Course Patricia Linton Robert Madigan Susan Johnson 168
12 One Size Does Not Fit All: Plagiarism Across the Curriculum Sandra Jamieson 181
13 Interdisciplinary Work as Professional Development: Changing the Culture of Teaching Joan A. Mullin 195
Part 3 Theorizing and Researching WAC 207
Introduction 209
14 Ways of Knowing, Doing, and Writing in the Disciplines Michael Carter 212
15 From Cultural Criticism to Disciplinary Participation: Living with Powerful Words Charles Bazerman 239
16 Strangers in Academia: The Experiences of Faculty and ESL Students Across the Curriculum Vivian Zamel 246
17 "As You're Writing, You Have These Epiphanies": What College Students Say About Writing and Learning in Their Majors Thomas L. Hilgers Edna Lardizabal Hussey Monica Stitt-Bergh 261
18 The Novice as Expert: Writing the Freshman Year Nancy Sommers Laura Saltz 290
19 Innovation Across the Curriculum: Three Case Studies in Teaching Science and Engineering Communication Jennifer L. Craig Neal Lerner Mya Poe 310
Part 4 Expanding The Locus of WAC 345
Introduction 347
Community Colleges
20 Writing Across the Curriculum and Writing Centers in Two-Year College English Programs Leslie Roberts 351
Writing Centers
21 Rethinking the WAC/Writing Center Connection Michael A. Pemberton 366
Linked courses/Learning Communities
22 Why Is Being Interdisciplinary So Very Hard to Do?: Thoughts on the Perils and Promise of Interdisciplinary Pedagogy Rebecca S. Nowacek 380
Communication Across the Curriculum
23 Teaching and Learning a Multimodal Genre in a Psychology Class Chris M. Anson Deanna P. Dannels Karen St. Clair 399
Electronic Communication Across the Curriculum
24 Notes on the Evolution of Network Support for Writing Across the Curriculum Mike Palmquist 421
Esl
25 Beyond the L2 Metaphor: Towards a Mutually Transformative Model of ESL/WAC Collaboration Paul Kei Matsuda Jeffrey Jablonski 441
International WAC
26 Exploring Notions of Genre in "Academic Literacies" and "Writing Across the Curriculum": Approaches Across Countries and Contexts David R. Russell Mary Lea Jan Parker Brian Street Tiane Donahue 448
Part 5 Assessing WAC 473
Introduction 475
27 Assessing Writing in Cross-Curricular Programs: Determining the Locus of Activity Chris M. Anson 477
28 Merging a Culture of Writing with a Culture of Assessment: Embedded, Discipline-Based Writing Assessment Terry Myers Zawacki Karen M. Gentemann 493
29 The Writer's Personal Profile: Student Self-Assessment and Goal Setting at Start of Term Tracy Ann Robinson Vicki Tolar Burton 508
30 From Conduit to Customer: The Role of WAC Faculty in WAC Assessment Barbara E. Walvoord 524
31 WAC Program Vulnerability and What to Do About It: An Update and Brief Bibliographic Essay Martha Townsend 543
Selected Readings and Resources 557
About the Editors 566
Index 569
