Responding to a lack of attention to language in transfer pedagogies, this study examines the potential effects that direct language-level instruction has on the metalinguistic awareness of students who were enrolled in stretch and corequisite courses at two four-year, public universities. Informed by a functional view of language, the instruction…

Dominant perspectives of basic writers' self-sponsored literacies tend to overlook the important roles such activities can play in literate development. Drawn from texts, interviews, and participant-observations collected during a five-year study, this article continues the examination of the relationship between one writer's curricular and…

Describes a program in which upper-level content courses feature a workshop on the writing assignments required in the course. The workshops focus primarily on prewriting and revision techniques. (HTH)

Presents writing exercises and approaches for teaching composition skills that law students will need. The focus is on critical analysis of previous law cases and the content as well as organization of compositions. (HTH)

Presents a model course for teaching writing in a subject course, developed by a writing teacher and a history teacher. The course deals with students' writing attitudes, forming concepts from data, analyzing frames of reference and writer's bias, and steps toward a final draft. (HTH)

Describes a collaborative effort among New York high school and college teachers, administrators, and students to improve writing skills. Discusses the project format and the writing/reading and writing instruction principles underlying the program. (HTH)

Describes a program for writing across the curriculum that involves English majors tutoring students in other disciplines. (HTH)