About the book
Language, Culture, Identity and Citizenship in College Classrooms and Communities examines what takes place in writing classrooms beyond academic analytical and argumentative writing to include forms that engage students in navigating the civic, political, social and cultural spheres they inhabit. It presents a conceptual framework for imagining how writing instructors can institute campus-wide initiatives, such as Writing Across Communities, that attempt to connect the classroom and the campus to the students’ various communities of belonging, especially students who have been historically underserved.
This framework reflects an emerging perspective—writing across difference—that challenges the argument that the best writing instructors can do is develop the skills and knowledge students need to make a successful transition from their home discourses to academic discourses. Instead, the value inherent in the full repertoire of linguistic, cultural and semiotic resources students use in their varied communities of belonging needs to be acknowledged and students need to be encouraged to call on these to the fullest extent possible in the course of learning what they are being taught in the writing classroom. Pedagogically, this book provides educators with the rhetorical, discursive and literacy tools needed to implement this approach.
Editions of Language, Culture, Identity and Citizenship in College Classrooms and Communities
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317935650
- PDF
- ISBN 9781317935667
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Language, Culture, Identity and Citizenship in College Classrooms and Communities examines what takes place in writing classrooms beyond academic analytical and argumentative writing to include forms that engage students in navigating the civic, political, social and cultural spheres they inhabit. It presents a conceptual framework for imagining how writing instructors can institute campus-wide initiatives, such as Writing Across Communities, that attempt to connect the classroom and the campus to the students’ various communities of belonging, especially students who have been historically underserved.
This framework reflects an emerging perspective—writing across difference—that challenges the argument that the best writing instructors can do is develop the skills and knowledge students need to make a successful transition from their home discourses to academic discourses. Instead, the value inherent in the full repertoire of linguistic, cultural and semiotic resources students use in their varied communities of belonging needs to be acknowledged and students need to be encouraged to call on these to the fullest extent possible in the course of learning what they are being taught in the writing classroom. Pedagogically, this book provides educators with the rhetorical, discursive and literacy tools needed to implement this approach.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Language, Culture, Identity and Citizenship in College Classrooms and Communities about?
Language, Culture, Identity and Citizenship in College Classrooms and Communities examines what takes place in writing classrooms beyond academic analytical and argumentative writing to include forms that engage students in navigating the civic, political, social and cultural spheres they inhabit. It presents a conceptual framework for imagining how writing instructors can institute campus-wide initiatives, such as Writing Across Communities, that attempt to connect the classroom and the campus to the students’ various communities of belonging, especially students who have been historically underserved.
This framework reflects an emerging perspective—writing across difference—that challenges the argument that the best writing instructors can do is develop the skills and knowledge students need to make a successful transition from their home discourses to academic discourses. Instead, the value inherent in the full repertoire of linguistic, cultural and semiotic resources students use in their varied communities of belonging needs to be acknowledged and students need to be encouraged to call on these to the fullest extent possible in the course of learning what they are being taught in the writing classroom. Pedagogically, this book provides educators with the rhetorical, discursive and literacy tools needed to implement this approach.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Language, Culture, Identity and Citizenship in College Classrooms and Communities?
Society and Social Sciences > Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy > Teaching of a specific subject
Where can I read a sample of Language, Culture, Identity and Citizenship in College Classrooms and Communities?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317935650
Is Language, Culture, Identity and Citizenship in College Classrooms and Communities part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series NCTE-Routledge Research Series
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Language, Culture, Identity and Citizenship in College Classrooms and Communities?
Juan C. Guerra
Who is the Publisher of the book Language, Culture, Identity and Citizenship in College Classrooms and Communities?
Taylor and Francis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Language, Culture, Identity and Citizenship in College Classrooms and Communities is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317935650) and pdf(ISBN 9781317935667)