Teaching English in the Two-Year College May 1997

Making the Leap: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Composition for Students in Technical Fields

Marilyn R. P. Morgan

Abstract

Discusses how to teach a first-year composition course, expository writing, required of most students at Rensselaer Polytechnic. Considers how to motivate students and help them to see connections between writing and their technical work. Offers various techniques for getting the students to write comfortably.

Journal
Teaching English in the Two-Year College
Published
1997-05-01
DOI
10.58680/tetyc19973817
Open Access
Closed
Topics
first-year composition

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