Understanding Writing in the Disciplines and Across the Curriculum

What is the main idea behind the concept of writing in different academic disciplines?

• All disciplines use the same writing conventions.

• Different disciplines have unique writing conventions reflecting their values.

• Writing in disciplines is only about grammar and syntax.

• Writing conventions are irrelevant to academic disciplines.

How does writing across the curriculum help students?

• By eliminating writing from the curriculum.

• By providing low-stakes writing activities to learn course content.

• By focusing solely on grammar.

• By focusing only on creative writing.

What is a key component of the writing across the curriculum movement?

• It focuses on oral presentations only.

• It focuses on writing only in literature courses.

• It includes writing to learn activities across various courses.

• It discourages writing in non-English courses.

What does the Writing in the Disciplines (WID) approach emphasize?

• Avoiding writing in different disciplines.

• Ignoring genre theory.

• Understanding genre theory and social construction of writing conventions.

• Focusing only on technical writing.

How can students engage with the Writing in the Disciplines approach?

• By writing only in their native language.

• By focusing only on oral communication.

• By practicing genres they encounter in different disciplines.

• By avoiding writing in any discipline.