Professor G.

Professor G. of the English department believes that the way a person writes affects their impact and by the clarity of someone's writing we decide how much authority we give them, how much we accept their research. If someone is brilliant, but can't articulate their ideas, they won't be taken as seriously as they would be if they were perfectly clear.

She said students must learn what kind of writing will be expected of them in their jobs. Employers expect that they will be able to write coherently, and concisely. They also need to be conscientious about their writing. In the future what they write could be legal or reach a whole range of audiences. What a person writes also represents their agency so students need to learn now how to write correctly.

She describes the most desirable writing style as clear, concise, using technical terminology, well structured, and generally leaving technical terminology out.

What impresses her most is when students are truly engaged in their assignments, when their research shows through in their work, and when they go beyond their own interests and ideas to explore and challenge themselves. She likes it when students look at the bigger picture and how they fit into it.