[Milton-L] Off topic of Milton but relevant to the larger discipline of English

[Robert Wiznura]

Currently, my department is shifting the focus of first year English from a literature course to a writing course. Our current course consists of 70% literature and 30% writing instruction and is a full year. The new "proposal," which will come about no matter what I have to say about it, will divide the course into two half year courses. The first course will consist only of writing instruction while the second half will consist of literature (but still will require 20% writing instruction). I know that many out there already live within this division and my question is simple: does such a division actually improve the reading and writing skills of students?



Dr. Robert Wiznura
Grant MacEwan College
CCC 6-266
(780) 633-3919
wiznurar at macewan.ca