The Writing Morass: Redefining the Problem

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This paper suggests that in order to solve the problem of poor writing in college the problem must be redefined. The main issues in the newly de fined problem are: 1. The impasse between different factions in the univer sity concerning the nature of good writing, who should teach it, and the proper function of language; 2. the available talent for teaching writing and the university structure within which it is taught; 3. the coming crises in the ability of business to cope with the information explosion. Sug gested as a first move to redefining the problem is better communication among all those involved in teaching language, writing, and information science; only then can strategies for reversing the decline in language mastery be devised and implemented.

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