Relations, Locations, Positions: Composition Theory for Writing Teachers / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780814124000 Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Publication date: 03/21/2006 Edition description: New Edition Pages: 606 Product dimensions: 5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x (d) This collection of previously published essays and newly written commentary essays focuses on the postprocess movement in comp studies, a movement that takes into account the sociomaterial nature of writing.This anthology for beginning teachers and graduate students in composition studies and other related fields begins with the premise that writing is always social, a dialogue between self and other. This “social turn” not only underscores the value of the writing process by encouraging students to prewrite, draft, and revise together, but, more important, it also focuses on postprocess by foregrounding approaches to teaching writing that highlight the importance of context. Thus, this anthology seeks to move “beyond process” by building on the valuable lessons from process pedagogy and by