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Fostering Authority in Readers and Writers

Creator:: Love, Jennifer Mary
Abstract:: As a reader and as a teacher of introductory reading and writing courses, I am persuaded by the concept of a genuine authority in which all readers both value and seek to examine their early readings of texts. What I have come to regard as a pretended authority or mastery,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: "English." Yet I cannot help continuing in my teaching to be nervous about relinquishing the seeming

English placement procedures in land-grant colleges

Creator:: Ireland, Margaret Jane
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of English composition requirements and poli- cies. Periodicals dealing with English teaching and

'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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the teaching of first-year English composition in Belize. Starting from an analysis of the

The role(s) of literature in introductory composition classrooms

Creator:: Caster, Peter
Abstract:: First year college writing classes originated in the United States at Harvard University in 1874. Since then, theorizing such a course has proven a place of contention, as its purposes and subjects have proven difficult to sort and impossible to agree upon. When Harvard first began teaching introductory composition, literature...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the English department made that subject literature. However, composition's traditionally remedial

Charting their own course as writers : a study of writing-intensive students’ self-assessment and goal-setting at start of term

Creator:: Robinson, Tracy Ann
Abstract:: Curricular models and teaching techniques that support college students as the primary authors of their writing-across-the-curriculum experiences remain largely unexplored. This thesis addresses that research gap by investigating the use of a start-of-term writing self-assessment and goal-setting questionnaire (STQ) for upper-division undergraduates taking writing-intensive (WI) college courses in their majors....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Robinson for the degree of Master of Arts in English presented on April 24, 2006. Title: Charting Their

When High School Teachers Teach College Writing : Oregon Approaches to Dual Credit Teacher Qualifications, Support, and Professional Development

Creator:: Terriere, Jordan E.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the challenging situation high school dual credit teachers in Oregon face teaching first-year composition in the high school location. I argue that thorough training, support, and professional development are vital for high school teachers teaching dual credit writing courses, who without it may find themselves faced with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon community colleges and universities about the teaching of writing and English, and national

The influence of worldview on second language acquisition : a study of the native English speakers acquiring the Chinese aspect marker -Le

Creator:: Yang, Li-qiong
Abstract:: Culture, thought worldview and language have been discussed for a long time in different fields from various perspectives. However, the basis of this study is the view of language as both the product and producer of people just as people are the producer and product of language. Each language requires...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -jectives Teaching Mandarin Chinese as a second language to native English speakers has gradually become

A circle of response : addressing the tensions of teacher responseto student writing

Creator:: Carothers, April D.
Abstract:: What students need most from instructors’ written response on their texts is commentary that evokes a sense of exchange. Teachers often believe that their job is to point out the deficits in a student’s paper and help eliminate those deficits. While this is a part of the function of response,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Master of Arts in English presented on July 30, 2008. Title: A Circle of Response: Addressing

Writing a feminist position in the classroom

Creator:: Forrest, Dodie A.
Abstract:: Like other social institutions, universities have been created and administered by and for a white-male dominant culture that continues to marginalize women and anyone else designated as -Other- according to race, class, ethnicity, ability, age, size, and sexuality. This discussion questions the dominant model of standard written discourse in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in the co-departments of English and Women Studies

Teacher-Researchers in Composition Studies : Subverting Education's Political Hierarchy

Creator:: Hardin, Holly E.
Abstract:: This study focused on composition teachers in elementary and secondary schools who researched their own teaching practices. Specifically, it examined political implications of their work within the larger context of the education hierarchy. Central to this examination were teacher-researcher (t-r) perceptions of and interactions with other members of the education...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in the co-departments of English (Composition Studies

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Fostering Authority in Readers and Writers

English placement procedures in land-grant colleges

'Reclaiming Voice : Enacting Social Discourse Communities in Belizean First-Year College Composition'

The role(s) of literature in introductory composition classrooms

Charting their own course as writers : a study of writing-intensive students’ self-assessment and goal-setting at start of term

When High School Teachers Teach College Writing : Oregon Approaches to Dual Credit Teacher Qualifications, Support, and Professional Development

The influence of worldview on second language acquisition : a study of the native English speakers acquiring the Chinese aspect marker -Le

A circle of response : addressing the tensions of teacher responseto student writing

Writing a feminist position in the classroom

Teacher-Researchers in Composition Studies : Subverting Education's Political Hierarchy

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