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Northeastern University
From: David Kellogg
Northeastern’s second composition requirement is unusual in several respects. First, it’s a a junior-level program in WAC/WID that’s taught within the English department (some faculty have training in other disciplines). Second, it frequently (though not always) has a practical workplace dimension relating to Northeastern’s historically strong co-op program. And third, it has the following options (all begin with “Writing for the . . . “ or close relatives): Arts and Sciences (essentially workplace writing, a catch-all for those who can’t meet other schedules) Sciences Social Sciences Humanities Technical Professions Environmental Professions Business Professions Criminal Justice Professions Health Professions Pre-Law Education For those who think a junior level WID-ish program taught within English is a contradiction in terms, I understand: I too was once of your tribe. But I’ve come to see some strange values (which I hadn’t anticipated) in this approach. You can see more at http://www.english.neu.edu/writingprograms/awd/. If anybody asks me off-list, I’ll be happy to send a copy of The AWD Toolkit, our little custom-published workbook that provides some unity to our diverse offerings. It also provides a way of implementing Ed White’s brilliant model for portfolio assessment he published in CCC last year. David Kellogg, Director |