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Writing to learn: Back to another basic
Author(s) -
Tomlinson Sandra
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
new directions for teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1536-0768
pISSN - 0271-0633
DOI - 10.1002/tl.37219904205
Subject(s) - movement (music) , curriculum , computer science , mathematics education , professional writing , range (aeronautics) , basic writing , pedagogy , psychology , higher education , engineering , art , political science , aesthetics , law , aerospace engineering
The Writing Across the Curriculum movement has been encouraging instructors in a wide range of disciplines to consider writing as a tool for learning. This chapter discusses why writing can be such a powerful tool, but also why the movement is having problems in implementation.