Demythologizing Language Difference in the Academy

Establishing Discipline-Based Writing Programs

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Communication, Writing & Publishing, Composition & Creative Writing
Cover of the book Demythologizing Language Difference in the Academy by Mark Waldo, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mark Waldo ISBN: 9781135704490
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: February 4, 2004
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Mark Waldo
ISBN: 9781135704490
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: February 4, 2004
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

In this volume, Mark Waldo argues that writing across the curriculum (WAC) programs should be housed in writing centers and explains an innovative approach to enhancing their effectiveness: focus WAC on the writing agendas of the disciplines. He asserts that WAC operation should reflect an academy characterized by multiple language communities--each with contextualized values, purposes, and forms for writing, and no single community's values superior to another's.

Starting off with an examination of the core issue, that WAC should be promoting learning to write in the disciplines instead of writing to learn, Waldo proposes:
*housing WAC in comprehensive writing centers independent of any other department;
*using dialogue and inquiry rather than prescriptive techniques in the WAC program's interaction with faculty in other disciplines; and
*phasing out writing assessment that depends on one test measuring the writing abilities of students from all disciplines.

In the process of making his case, Waldo discusses tutor training, faculty consultancy, and multilayered assessment programs. In addition to presenting the theoretical and practical advantages of discipline-based WAC programs, he also offers clear and compelling evidence from his own institution that supports the success of this approach to writing instruction.

Demythologizing Language Difference in the Academy: Establishing Discipline-Based Writing Programs will be of interest to writing program and WAC administrators; writing center administrators; graduate students studying composition; and educators and graduate students involved in WAC initiatives, research, and study.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In this volume, Mark Waldo argues that writing across the curriculum (WAC) programs should be housed in writing centers and explains an innovative approach to enhancing their effectiveness: focus WAC on the writing agendas of the disciplines. He asserts that WAC operation should reflect an academy characterized by multiple language communities--each with contextualized values, purposes, and forms for writing, and no single community's values superior to another's.

Starting off with an examination of the core issue, that WAC should be promoting learning to write in the disciplines instead of writing to learn, Waldo proposes:
*housing WAC in comprehensive writing centers independent of any other department;
*using dialogue and inquiry rather than prescriptive techniques in the WAC program's interaction with faculty in other disciplines; and
*phasing out writing assessment that depends on one test measuring the writing abilities of students from all disciplines.

In the process of making his case, Waldo discusses tutor training, faculty consultancy, and multilayered assessment programs. In addition to presenting the theoretical and practical advantages of discipline-based WAC programs, he also offers clear and compelling evidence from his own institution that supports the success of this approach to writing instruction.

Demythologizing Language Difference in the Academy: Establishing Discipline-Based Writing Programs will be of interest to writing program and WAC administrators; writing center administrators; graduate students studying composition; and educators and graduate students involved in WAC initiatives, research, and study.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Retardatio by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book Minding the Body by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book Urban Regeneration in the UK by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book Michel Foucault and Theology by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book International Law and Drone Strikes in Pakistan by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book Handbook of Anthropology in Business by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book The Arab-Israeli Conflict by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book Theory and Cases in School-Based Consultation by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book Plan and Market Under Socialism by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book Mathematics Teachers in Transition by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book The Postcolonial Jane Austen by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book Alchemy in Europe by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book A Scandal in Tiszadomb: Understanding Modern Hungary Through the History of Three Families by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book Coleridge and Cosmopolitan Intellectualism 1794-1804 by Mark Waldo
Cover of the book Biocultural Diversity Conservation by Mark Waldo
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy