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Teaching Composition Courses to Non-English Majors: A Multipronged Approach
As one who teaches English composition to undergraduates who are non-English majors, my first task is to convince the students that being able to write well is important, that being able to persuade others is important, and that the approach … Continue reading
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Tagged college, composition, discipline, educator, English, group work, non-English major, science, student, teacher, writing
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Spring Break at Virginia Tech
My first spring living in Baltimore, late 80s, I had no friends in town, but I did have a record collection, a television set, and a Mazda 323. In my third-floor walkup near Mount Vernon Square, I’d collected every gourmet spaghetti sauce on the … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Blacksburg, Cowgill Hall, Gillie’s, Virginia, Virginia Tech, writing
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