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CONTENTS Acknowledgments 1 List of Tables and Figures 3 1 The Question of University Writing Instruction 5 2 The Dilemmas of Freshman Writing 28 3 Freshman Writing and First Year History Courses 59 4 Learning To Write History 69 5 Switching Gears: From History Writing to Engineering 106 6 New Directions for University Writing Instruction 142 Epilogue: Ten Years Later 159 Appendix A: From Research to Practice: Some Ideas for Writing Instruction 177 Appendix B: Samples of Tim’s Essays 207 Appendix C: The Research Methodology 215 Notes 223 References 230 Index 240 ...

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