Humboldt Meets Bologna: Developments and Debates in Institutional Writing Support in Germany

By Felicitas Macgilchrist, Katrin Girgensohn

This article outlines the coming of age of writing pedagogy in German institutions of higher education and explores the role of the ‘Hausarbeit’ in contemporary universities. Traditionally, the 6,000-12,000 word Hausarbeit was the mainstay of…

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