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"I'm not sure the University's commitment [to teaching writing] is that strong," says Robinson Professor of Celtic Languages and Literatures Patrick K. Ford '66, a member of the Faculty committee on Expos. "People who teach composition are considered to be second-class citizens, isolated from the rest of...
And Expos is the only place where University Hall officially places the responsibility for impart- ing an understanding of how to write.
No single course, no matter how effective,could do the job, says Wilkinson. There must be apartnership, a curricular link between Expos andall of the courses that follow.
Right now, one committee comprises the "link"Wilkinson seeks between Expos and the rest of thecurriculum. The Bok Center is also working toforge a partnership between some sophomoretutorials and the first-year writing class, butthe efforts only include two departments as ofyet.
"I'd like to see more interaction betweendepartments and Expos," says Buell. "Thedepartmental programs, particularly tutorialinstruction, could benefit from the systematicinstruction in writing that the Expos peoplehave."