Question: What are “learning communities” in two-year colleges?
Answer: Writing course paired with a course from another discipline.
Problem: The writing course becomes a mere “service course” rather than an equal partner with the teacher from the other discipline.
Comment: Working with a partner in teaching is like marriage: fraught with problems, but capable of great rewards and results. RayS.
Title: “Reflecting Writing and Life-Career Planning: Extending the Learning in a Learning Community Model.” N Nownes and M Stebleton. Teaching English in the Two-Year College (December 2010), 118-131.
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