Teaching/writing in thirdspaces : the studio approach / Rhonda C. Grego and Nancy S. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grego, Rhonda C., 1959-

Contributor:

Thompson, Nancy S., 1941-

Conference on College Composition and Communication (U.S.)

Series:

Studies in writing & rhetoric

CCCC studies in writing & rhetoric

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

English language.

Report writing--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

Report writing.

Report writing--Study and teaching (Higher).

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher).

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2008]

Summary:

Teaching/Writing in Thirdspaces: The Studio Approach examines a dynamic method of teaching composition that reimagines not only the physical space in which writing and learning occur but also the place occupied by composition in the power structure of universities and colleges.

The studio model emphasizes individual participation in a small group that allows students to present work they are preparing for outside classes, discuss their challenges, and refine their ideas with other students and staff facilitators.

Rhonda C. Grego and Nancy S. Thompson argue that because the studio is physically and institutionally "outside but alongside" both students' other coursework and the hierarchy of the institution, it represents a "thirdspace," a unique position in which to effect institutional change. Teaching/Writing in Thirdspaces provides an alternative approach to traditional basic writing courses that can be adopted in educational institutions of all types and at all levels.

Contents:

Prologue: Awakenings and Recollections 1

1 Composition's A/Rhetorical Situation 26

2 Institutional Critique and Studio as Thirdspace 59

3 Higher Education's Geographies of Student Writing 97

4 Studio Staff and Interactional Inquiry 156

Epilogue: Eulogy and Prolegomenon 202.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index.

ISBN:

9780809327720

0809327724

OCLC:

144570825

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