Each year, the Augsburg English Department chooses a different common text for Effective Writing. Professors, staff, and students across the campus are encouraged to participate in reading and discussing the year’s text, both in formal and informal settings.
Effective reading brings us into contact with other minds and voices; effective writing allows us to engage other minds in active conversation. Augsburg University courses in Effective Writing teach skills and methods that promote successful communication among a wide variety of writers and readers. Because the skills of close reading and clear writing are some of the most effective tools students can use to understand personal and cultural differences, these writing courses emphasize ways written communication can promote understanding and productive engagement among many points of view.
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