2 Quotes by Wendy Strachan

There were individuals in every discipline who recognized writing problems but wanted no part of addressing them: some regarded them as outside their expertise or area of responsibility; others thought students should be held more accountable, be better prepared in high school, or not admitted at all if they lacked the requisite language skills for university writing.

Of the remaining four departmental comments, one thought the criteria might have an unwelcome impact on their existing pedagogy, one recommended the addition of reading, one challenged “writing in the discipline” as difficult to achieve in their multi-disciplinary department, and one referred to the need for course development.