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Naming what we know: threshold concepts of writing studies

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dc.contributor.authorAdler-Kassner, Linda, author
dc.contributor.authorWardle, Elizabeth, author
dc.contributor.authorUtah State University Press, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-09T18:14:59Z
dc.date.available2015-11-09T18:14:59Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references and index.
dc.description.abstractNaming What We Know examines the core principles of knowledge in the discipline of writing studies using the lens of threshold concepts"--concepts that are critical for epistemological participation in a discipline. The first part of the book defines and describes thirty-seven threshold concepts of the discipline in entries written by some of the field's most active researchers and teachers, all of whom participated in a collaborative wiki discussion guided by the editors. These entries are clear and accessible, written for an audience of writing scholars, students, and colleagues in other disciplines and policy makers outside the academy. Contributors describe the conceptual background of the field and the principles that run throughout practice, whether in research, teaching, assessment, or public work around writing. Chapters in the second part of the book describe the benefits and challenges of using threshold concepts in specific sites--first-year writing programs, WAC/WID programs, writing centers, writing majors--and for professional development to present this framework in action. Naming What We Know opens a dialogue about the concepts that writing scholars and teachers agree are critical and about why those concepts should and do matter to people outside the field.--Provided by publisher.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumbooks
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/169868
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofUtah State University Press
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dc.rights.accessAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.
dc.subject.lcshEnglish language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching
dc.subject.lcshCreative writing -- Study and teaching
dc.subject.lcshAcademic writing -- Study and teaching
dc.titleNaming what we know: threshold concepts of writing studies
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