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In an initial effort to realize recommendations of the Harvard College Curricular Review (HCCR), the Committee to Review Expository Writing met Thursday with over 50 faculty and students to discuss the program and its current state. This comes at a critical time for Expos, considering the mixed reviews it has...
The College must not eliminate Expos from the first-year curriculum, and we are glad that the committee concurs. The offering of small classes is a key pedagogical reprieve from the typical large introductory first-year courses. Moreover, teaching writing to first-years prepares them well for future written assignments...
The criticism of the lack of a public speaking course that surfaced at the meeting is appropriate as well. The HCCR suggested the integration of an oral skills component into Expos. While this would certainly be an effective means of ensuring students learn necessary oratory skills, we do not believe...
While we advocate the addition of some classes with an oral component, we would like to see theme-based classes continue to constitute the majority of the offerings. Themes help to keep students interested in the classes and add an intriguing aspect to otherwise lackluster material. However, there are not...
In order to ensure that more applicative skills are gained from Expos, the program should continue its work in coordinating with the concentrations. The Harvard Writing Project, which was created by the Expository Writing Program in 1995, has worked with concentrations in publishing booklets designed to advise students in writing...