In December we wrote up the attached call for papers for an edited volume that would respond to exactly this exigency. This call would build on the great work Janice is doing for writing centers and provide some up-to-date reference that Rick could point to when the question of models of writing instruction in Canada comes up. I've included it in the text of this message. A link to the call is also on Roger's web site: http://condor.depaul.edu/~rgraves/canada/compcanada.htm We have in mind a deadline of Sept. 1, 2002 for manuscripts. We look forward to your comments, queries, and (we hope) manuscripts. Roger -------------- Composition in Canada: Programs, Progress and Possibilities Composition--broadly understood as instruction in a wide variety of writing practices--is taught at Canadian universities and has been since the turn of the century (Hubert, Graves). We also know it is taught in distinctly different circumstances from writing instruction at colleges and universities in the United States. This volume of work seeks to create knowledge about the Canadian context of three kinds. First, we need to know more about what the kinds and organization of instruction using information provided by those teaching in the programs. Second, we need to know more about the trajectories of this instruction: is demand growing, slowing, or static? Finally, we need to imagine what this instruction could evolve into: what are the possibilities? What kinds of courses are included here? A wide variety: -one or two course sequences -writing centers -MA and PhD programs -first-year writing sequences -undergraduate major and minor programmes of study Are you interested in online courses, too? Yes, all kinds of media, including: -traditional classroom experiences -online learning -face-to-face tutoring What about courses in technical writing? Institutional contexts could include: -writing centers -continuing education courses -education faculties -engineering faculties -communication departments -English departments We propose to create a "print-linked" volume similar in format to Coming of Age: The Advanced Writing Curriculum (Portsmouth: Boynton/Cook, 2000) that includes both a traditional print volume and a CD-ROM. Projected Table of Contents (major sections): Introduction Descriptions of Programs The Changing Face of Composition in Canada What Could the Future Hold? Annotated Bibliography Submissions, Questions, Information: Heather Graves Associate Professor, Department of English, DePaul University [log in to unmask] http://condor.depaul.edu/~hgraves Roger Graves Associate Professor, Department of English, DePaul University [log in to unmask] http://condor.depaul.edu/~rgraves -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, the annual conference, and publications, go to the Inkshed Web site at http://www.StThomasU.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-