shifting WAC into reverse

Professor Susan Thrower at DePaul University has published an article with much food for thought, in volume 13 of The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute. Entitled Teaching Legal Writing through Subject-Matter Specialities: A Reconception of Writing across the Curriculum, the article explains how to export doctrinal studies into legal writing class – as opposed to importing writing instruction to doctrinal class. To quote Professor Thrower:

"This Article explores the methods of, and reasons for, teaching legal writing specialized sections. It first explains DePaul’s writing program and the way that DePaul’s specialized writing sections fit into that program. It then explores the theoretical basis for specialized instruction, explaining the learning theories that inform and support it. It details the multiple justifications for specialized instruction, both theoretical and practical, and concludes with an exploration of practical benefits and burdens for professors who may wish to adopt the model at their law school."

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