◎學生課本
本書為 Writers at Work 的基礎級數，提供學生穩固的寫作技巧基礎。學生完成本系列四本書修習後，面對論文寫作將遊刃有餘。本系列採「過程教學法」，預期學生能自行面對處理完全成熟的「寫作過程」到實際寫作。每個章節讓學生透過寫作五步驟（準備開始-草稿撰寫-修改完稿-編輯完稿-自我/同儕檢視）確實達到過程學習的效果。
本系列寫作教材讓學生學習：
（一）運用寫前策略收集組織想法
（二）組織寫作主軸及支援細節
（三）使用「過程教學法」修改草稿
（四）編輯校對常見文法錯誤
（五）寫出正確切題的句型（第一冊），漂亮的段落（第二冊），結構完整的短文（第三冊），及具說服力之學術論文。
Writers at Work: The Short Composition is based on the popular Bridges to Academic Writing, which it now replaces. The book starts where Writers at Work: The Paragraph leaves off. It teaches low-intermediate to intermediate level students how to compose multi-paragraph short compositions. Students tap into their personal experience to organize their writing, using academic modes of organization, such as exemplification and cause and effect. In addition, students learn how to write about works of fiction and nonfiction by summarizing and citing sources.