Responding to contemporary discussion about using personal accounts in academic writing, "Personally Speaking" "Experience as Evidence in Academic Discourse "draws on classical and current rhetorical theory, feminist theory, and relevant examples from both published writers and first-year writing students to illustrate the advantages of blending experiential and academic perspectives.Candace Spigelman examines how merging personal and scholarly worldviews produces useful contradictions and contributes to a more a complex understanding in academic writing. This rhetorical move allows for...
Responding to contemporary discussion about using personal accounts in academic writing, "Personally Speaking" "Experience as Evidence in Academic Dis...
This pioneering study of African American students in the composition classroom lays the groundwork for reversing the cycle of underachievement that plagues linguistically diverse students. "African American Literacies Unleashed: Vernacular English and the Composition Classroom "approaches the issue of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in terms of teacher knowledge and prevailing attitudes, and it attempts to change current pedagogical approaches with a highly readable combination of traditional academic discourse and personal narratives.
Realizing that composition is a particular...
This pioneering study of African American students in the composition classroom lays the groundwork for reversing the cycle of underachievement that p...
Even some enlightened academicians automatically and incorrectly connect illiteracy to Appalachia, contends Katherine Kelleher Sohn. After overhearing two education professionals refer to the southern accent of a waiter and then launch into a few redneck jokes, Sohn wondered why rural, working-class white people are not considered part of the multicultural community. "Whistlin and Crowin Women of Appalachia: Literacy Practices since College" examines the power of women to rise above cultural constraints, complete their college degrees, assume positions of responsibility, and ultimately...
Even some enlightened academicians automatically and incorrectly connect illiteracy to Appalachia, contends Katherine Kelleher Sohn. After overhear...
"Writing with Authority: Students Roles as Writers in Cross-National Perspective" offers a comparison of student writers in two university culturesone German and one Americanas the students learn to connect their writing to academic content. David Foster demonstrates the effectiveness of using cross-cultural comparisons to assess differences in literacy activities and suggests teaching approaches that will help American students better develop their roles as writers in knowledge-based communities. He proposes that American universities make stronger efforts to nurture the autonomy of...
"Writing with Authority: Students Roles as Writers in Cross-National Perspective" offers a comparison of student writers in two university cultures...