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Thesis
Emergence of WAC in First-year Composition At UWF
University of West Florida Libraries
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2020
Abstract
This project proposes that the implementation of a WAC approach to UWF's first-year composition program improves the likelihood that knowledge transfers to different contexts beyond the first-year courses. WAC is an important area of study because it fosters effective communication across majors and disciplines, which will, ultimately, benefit students not only in academics but also in their professional career. This project examines the WAC Inquiry Project assigned to three sections of first-year composition courses and a focus group conversation comprised of students that demonstrate the academic, social, and professional benefits of WAC pedagogical approaches. The deliberate integration of WAC at UWF--in the first-year curriculum--introduces a more robust understanding of writing and rhetoric and demonstrates how writing functions differently across disciplinary contexts, emphasizing a deep study of how textual conventions adhere to the expectations of different audiences and genres.
Details
- Title
- Emergence of WAC in First-year Composition At UWF
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Pensacola, Florida :
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 40
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090724206600
- Academic Unit
- English
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida