Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 5 of 5
Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Is Feedback On Grammar Harmful Or Helpful? Questionable Answers And Unanswered Questions, Kristen Di Gennaro, Monika Ekiert
Is Feedback On Grammar Harmful Or Helpful? Questionable Answers And Unanswered Questions, Kristen Di Gennaro, Monika Ekiert
Publications and Research
Current composition practice relies on a decades-old summary of research concluding that a focus on grammar in students’ writing is useless, or even harmful. Conversely, hundreds of recent studies from the fields of second-language writing and applied linguistics claim to provide evidence of the benefits to providing feedback on grammar in students’ writing. This article summarizes the arguments for and against such feedback and problematizes the results of previous research by describing a quasi-experimental study measuring the effects, both positive and negative, of providing students with grammar feedback on their writing. Results show that, while feedback on specific grammatical forms …
Creating And Using Open Educational Resources (Oer) In Reading And Writing Classes, Christine E. Hutchins
Creating And Using Open Educational Resources (Oer) In Reading And Writing Classes, Christine E. Hutchins
Publications and Research
Creating her own assignments using openly licensed course materials allows this professor and her students to be more creative and to take greater advantage of digital resources.
Making Translinguality And Transnationality Visible, Heather M. Robinson, Jonathan Hall, Nela Navarro
Making Translinguality And Transnationality Visible, Heather M. Robinson, Jonathan Hall, Nela Navarro
Publications and Research
Exploring the roles of pluralistic linguistic and transnational identities at the university level, this book offers a novel approach to translanguaging by highlighting students' perspectives, voices and agency as integral to the subject. Providing an original reconsideration of the impact of translanguaging, this book examines both transnationality and translinguality as ubiquitous phenomena that affect students' lives.
Post-Colonial Composition: Abrogation And Appropriation In The Composition Classroom, Heather M. Robinson
Post-Colonial Composition: Abrogation And Appropriation In The Composition Classroom, Heather M. Robinson
Publications and Research
No abstract provided.
Digital Literacies And Visual Rhetoric: Scaffolding A Meme-Based Assignment Sequence For Introductory Composition Classes, Andie Silva
Publications and Research
Introducing students to the practice of academic writing ideally goes beyond teaching strategies like drafting, outlining, and revising in order to encourage deeper skills such as critical thinking and metacognition. This post discusses an assignment series focusing on reflection, genre analysis, and multiliteracies leading up to the design of original memes.