Programs: Writing Workshop
Mission Statement
The Writing Workshop at The Ohio State University offers opportunities for students to work intensively on their writing in meaningful ways in addition to the writing experience that English 110 provides. In that sense, Workshop courses (English 109.01, 109.02, and 110.03 and 193.03) are transitions between high school and college, providing additional practice in doing the kinds of work that will be required in other college classes: reading, writing, discussion, and critical thinking.
The Writing Workshop has housed the Ohio State University's basic writing program since 1977. The Program is operated by the Department of English, the First-Year Writing Program, and the Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy Program at Ohio State. The teaching staff includes senior lecturers, lecturers, and graduate teaching associates who teach English 109.01, 109.02, and the combined courses, 110.03 and 193.03.
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Service-Learning
The Workshop also believes in developing strong relationships with the communities that surround the University. Since 1996, we have regularly offered service-learning versions of our courses that involve OSU students in tutoring projects at local elementary schools. This work becomes part of a study of literacy in context when students return to their campus classrooms.
