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...college level. Expos teaches students a methodology and lexicon that they can apply broadly to writing assignments. These techniques, outlined in the Harvard Writing Center’s “Strategies for Essay Writing” hand-outs, can be used to dissect essay prompts, analyze texts, develop a thesis, and construct an argument...
...with technical subjects which are new to many first-years tend to be problematic from the perspective of writing instruction. If students are having trouble understanding the subject matter, it is nearly impossible for them to concentrate on improving their writing. Instead, easily accessible, general subjects allow students to develop a variety of ideas and learn how to write about them most effectively. Such principles of good writing are then transferable across fields, within which one can increase the level of the subject and the writing’s technicality...
...officer Don Browne. The network has contracted with Miami Dade College, which was giving English courses to Telemundo's Spanish-speaking employees, to offer a free year of telenovela-scriptwriting classes. Of nearly 4,400 applicants from 26 countries, including Lithuania and Japan, 36 students were selected. They will develop, write and produce segments with actors, and when the course is over, they will have a good shot at a network job. Telenovelas typically last only six months, so there will be plenty of potential job openings. And training writers is only the first step. Browne envisions classes that will...
...authors argue that it is in companies’ best interests to develop policies that will retain women—or make them willing to return after time away. They say the current “business model” is wracked by inefficiencies, because companies lose people they have trained to their competitors, underutilize available talent, and waste resources finding and training replacements...
...don’t say it to each other,” Summers said. “We all want the same things. We want everyone to develop their careers. We don’t want to finger-point in any direction...