As a rhetoric and writing studies major or minor, you’ll design a program of study that fits your interests and needs. After completing Introduction to Professional Writing, you’ll fulfill your degree ...

The prize honors Professor Emerita Dr. Bernadine P. Carlson, who joined Western Michigan University’s Department of English in 1953. During her thirty-three-year tenure at Western Michigan University, ...

Gain a deeper understanding of how literature, theory, language and culture have relevance in the modern world at our Carnegie R-1 institution. Faculty members take their roles as mentors very ...

Recent results from an assessment known as the Nation's Report Card found scores in U.S. history and civics among eighth graders across the country declined compared to previous assessments. Among ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Today's kids don't just write for grades anymore. They write to shake the world. Moreover, they are writing more than any previous generation, ever, in history. They navigate in a ...

Many children with autism not only struggle with social skills and communication, they also have great difficulty with handwriting, according to a new study in the journal Neurology. Researchers ...

Writing as a system of signs : Ways of communicating ideas ; Definition of writing ; Sources of information ; Study of writing -- Forerunners of writing : Primitive drawings ; ...

The quality of your writing will likely get better if you simply type slower, according to a recent study. Researchers asked study participants to type essays using both hands or with only one. Using ...

Much research suggests that more writing is associated with more learning, and that’s given more credence to the Writing Across the Curriculum movement, which promotes the importance of writing ...

Political debate and pressure took center stage this year when it came to states’ expectations for how history and civics are taught in K-12 schools. Social studies standards help guide instruction in ...