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This page contains principles that guide inclusive, equitable writing instruction as well as policies from the CSU Chancellor's Office and 不良研究所 related to writing instruction and written communication outcomes for students.

Guiding Principles

The Writing Subcommittee (WS) supports CSUEB’s Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) initiative, which emphasizes the value of the writing process as iterative and benefiting from ongoing feedback. Writing can be used as a means for learning and discovery and as a means to communicate for a particular purpose with a particular audience. The WS recognizes that writing and writing instruction are not neutral, with both occurring in cultural, political, and historical contexts that influence writing expectations and the experiences of writers. 

The WS further recognizes that writing instruction is most effective and beneficial to students when class size is reasonable (no more than 25 students); when inclusive and culturally responsive pedagogies are employed; and when students’ interests, gifts, strengths, and challenges are taken into account and used to shape classroom practices and individualized feedback on writing in progress. 

The Writing Subcommittee would like to uplift the following additional principles:

• Writing and thinking are intertwined. Writing can help people clarify and deepen their thinking and communicate that thinking to others.
• Writing is messy; writing is essential.
• Disciplinary genres, practices, and expectations matter, as students progress from foundational academic writing to specific genres common in their disciplines.

We can unite as a campus community, sharing the crucial work of assigning and teaching writing and supporting students’ progress as thinkers and writers.

For a more in-depth look at Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) and Writing in the Disciplines (WID), check out these developed by WS member and WAC Coordinator, Dr. Katie Bramlett.

CSU Chancellor's Office Policies

: The CSU GE policy provides requirements and guidance for all campuses in the system. GE Area 1A (English composition) and GE Area 1B (critical thinking and composition) are included in this policy.

: This CSU policy eliminated remedial courses in writing and math and provides a placement indicator approach to placement in first-year writing and math.

: The GWAR is the CSU systemwide policy that governs 不良研究所's University Writing Requirement (UWR). The systemwide policy requires that students demonstrate competence in written English through an upper-division three-unit course.

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: CSUEB's GE framework includes a mission statement, key definitions, links to relevant policies, guidelines for GE course review and assessment, and the learning outcomes/course characteristics for all GE areas, including 1A (English composition) and 1B (critical thinking and composition). 

: CSUEB's GWAR policy includes the UWR guidelines, learning outcomes, course characteristics, course certification process, and faculty development opportunities.