Transnational writing program administration / edited by David S. Martins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martins, David S., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Writing centers--Administration.

Writing centers.

Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher).

Rhetoric.

Report writing--Study and teaching (Higher).

Report writing.

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

Physical Description:

ix, 348 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Utah State University Press, [2015]

Summary:

" While local conditions remain at the forefront of writing program administration, transnational activities are slowly and thoroughly shifting the questions we ask about writing curricula, the space and place in which writing happens, and the cultural and linguistic issues at the heart of the relationships forged in literacy work. Transnational Writing Program Administration challenges taken-for-granted assumptions regarding program identity, curriculum and pedagogical effectiveness, logistics and quality assurance, faculty and student demographics, innovative partnerships and research, and the infrastructure needed to support writing instruction in higher education.Well-known scholars and new voices in the field extend the theoretical underpinnings of writing program administration to consider programs, activities, and institutions involving students and faculty from two or more countries working together and highlight the situated practices of such efforts. The collection brings translingual graduate students at the forefront of writing studies together with established administrators, teachers, and researchers and intends to enrich the efforts of WPAs by examining the practices and theories that impact our ability to conceive of writing program administration as transnational.This collection will enable writing program administrators to take the emerging locations of writing instruction seriously, to address the role of language difference in writing, and to engage critically with the key notions and approaches to writing program administration that reveal its transnationality"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Transnational Positioning

1 Deconstructing "Writing Program Administration" in an International Context / Chris M. Anson Anson, Chris M., Christiane Donahue Donahue, Christiane 21

2 Tech Travels: Connecting Writing Classes across Continents / Alyssa O'Brien O'Brien, Alyssa, Christine Alfano Alfano, Christine 48

3 The First-Year Writing Seminar Program at Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar: Balancing Tradition, Culture, and Innovation in Transnational Writing Instruction / Alan S. Weber Weber, Alan S., Krystyna Golkowska Golkowska, Krystyna, Ian Miller Miller, Ian, Rodney Sharkey Sharkey, Rodney, Mary Ann Rishel Rishel, Mary Ann, Autumn Watts Watts, Autumn 72

4 Adaptation across Space and Time: Revealing Pedagogical Assumptions / Danielle Zawodny Wetzel Wetzel, Danielle Zawodny, Dudley W. Reynolds Reynolds, Dudley W. 93

5 So Close, Yet So Far: Administering a writing Program With a Bahamian Campus / Shanti Bruce Bruce, Shanti 117

6 Exploring the Context of US-Mexican Border Writing Programs / Beth Brunk-Chavez Brunk-Chavez, Beth, Kate Mangelsdorf Mangelsdorf, Kate, Patricia Wojahn Wojahn, Patricia, Alfredo Urzua Beltran Beltran, Alfredo Urzua, Omar Montoya Montoya, Omar, Barry Thatcher Thatcher, Barry, Kathryn Valentine Valentine, Kathryn 138

Part II Transnational Language

7 Global Writing Theory and Application on the US-Mexico Border / Barry Thatcher Thatcher, Barry, Omar Montoya Montoya, Omar, Kelly Medina-López Medina-López, Kelly 163

8 Globalization and Language Difference: A Mesodiscursive Approach / Hem Paudel Paudel, Hem 202

9 (Re-)Situating Translingual Work for Writing Program Administration in Cross-National and Cross-Language Perspective from Lebanon and Singapore / Nancy Bou Aysh Aysh, Nancy Bou 226

10 Discourse of Internationalization and Diversity in US Universities and Writing Programs / Christine M. Tardy Tardy, Christine M. 243

Part III Transnational Engagement

11 Disposable Drudgery: Outsourcing Goes to College / Rebecca Dingo Dingo, Rebecca, Rachel Riedner Riedner, Rachel, Jennifer Wingard Wingard, Jennifer 265

12 Economics of Composition: Mapping Transnational Writing Programs in US Community College / Wendy Oslon Oslon, Wendy 289

13 From "Educating the Other" to Cross-Boundary Knowledge-Making: Globally Networked Learning Environments as Critical Sites of Writing Program Administration / Dorreen Starke-Meyerring Starke-Meyerring, Dorreen 307.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780874219616

0874219612

OCLC:

869772971