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Composing for Social Change : Clashes of Ideographs and Ideology in the Composition Classroom

Creator:

Gasser, Chris

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Clashes of ideology are all around us, from our computer and television screens to our composition classrooms, and they merit attention within the composition classroom. This thesis examines the justifications and pedagogies that scholars in rhetoric and composition use to infuse issues of ideology and social ethics into writing instruction...

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Masters Thesis

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. Ehren Pflugfelder, Jessica White, Chris Anderson, and the many other professors at OSU who have helped
'Reclaiming Voice : Enacting Social Discourse Communities in Belizean First-Year College Composition'

Creator:

Habet, André Antonio

Abstract:

This thesis explores the evolving purposes for the teaching of first-year English composition in Belize. Starting from an analysis of the underlying cultural assumptions of U.S. composition pedagogies, this thesis argues that American composition pedagogies need to be rethought when applied in a Belizean context to fulfill the country's unique...

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Masters Thesis

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as a place of sandy white beaches, luscious rainforest, and rum and cokes. Growing up there, I was
More than a term : a consideration of how to support generation 1.5 students at colleges and universities

Creator:

Wimberly, Elizabeth Summer

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In this thesis, Elizabeth Summer Wimberly details the profile of generation 1.5 students as a group of students who can need extra support in higher education. Generation 1.5 students stand distinct from both international students and native, monolingual students. As such, placing generation 1.5 students in either a mainstream or...

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Masters Thesis

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have a very black and white determining structure: yes, student is ESL or no, student is not ESL