FES 201075

INFORMATION

 

In January the Senate at U.B.C. decided that, jn the future,
students who fail a diagnostic test must take 4 non-credit

composition workshop. Important to us is that this new
regulation applies to all new students--with or without

- English 100 equivalency.

R. W. Lowe, Director
English & Communications

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Senate hits grammar failures

By SUE VOHANKA

Students failing the English diagnostic composition
test next year must take a non-credit English (:om-
position workshop along with English 100 to get cl‘edit
for first year English, senate decided Wednesday.

The special workshop must also be passed b¢fore
students will get credit for English 100. Under the new
regulations, all new students must take the diagn)stic
test whether or not they have completed the
equivalent of English 100 elsewhere.

The workshop will require two hours work per week
and will study English sentence structure, con-
ventions of standard English usage and the Lasic
principles of expository writing.

Currently, students failing the composition test are
transferred into an English 100 section dealing with
composition. They are not required to attend extra
composition sections.

Senate also agreed to disclose voting results of
elections for student senators and board of governors
members.

The decision reverses the result of a December
senate meeting when it défeated a motion calling for
publication of all senate (‘lection results.

Senate also establishec| a committee to look at
exam policies and praitices with emphasis on
Christmas exams.

“This isn’t intended to tell any faculty or depart-
ment how to give evaluations,’’ said R. F. Osbourne.
* Osbourne, physical education and recreation
director, said the committe is a response to students
vn about exami held contrary to senate
rules.

Although senate does riot allow. in-class or take-
home exams to be held during the two weeks before

See page 2: SENATE

-The Ubyssey
23 January 1975