Teaching writing : pedagogy, gender, and equity / edited by Cynthia L. Caywood and Gillian R. Overing.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caywood, Cynthia L., 1952-

Overing, Gillian R., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

English language.

English language--Sex differences.

Sex discrimination in education.

Nonsexist language.

Feminism.

Women--Education.

Women.

Women--Language.

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This anthology explores the relationship between feminism and writing theory. The chapters cover the major issues: basic pedagogical theory and philosophical approaches to the teaching of writing, studies of problems encountered by female writers and writing instructors, and useful how-to essays on classroom technique. The authors also address important, provocative questions about power in the classroom--its use, abuse, and distribution. The book is based on the concept of equity, which the editors define: "Equity does not mean to us the abolition of differences among individuals, nor does it imply a blanket imposition of an Orwellian homogeneity. It does not mean stifling some voices so that others may be heard; it does not demand the compromising of academic standards in the name of egalitarianism. Equity, as we understand it, creates new standards which accommodate and nurture differences. Equity fosters the individual voice in the classroom, investing students with confidence in their own authority. Equity unleashes the creative potential of heterogeneity. this definition of equity is at the heart of this anthology, and our attempts as teachers to model our pedagogy on this principle provided the impetus for assembling it." -- from the Introduction Cynthia L. Caywood is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of San Diego, where she directs the Writing Center. Gillian R. Overing is an Associate Professor of English at Wake Forest University.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Chapter I. Old Silences, New Voices; Silences: Feminist Language Research and the Teaching of Writing by Pamela J. Annas; Women Writing by Wendy Goulston; The Sexual Politics of the One-To-One Tutorial Approach and Collaborative Learning by Carol A. Stanger; Transforming the Composition Classroom by Elisabeth Däumer and Sandra Runzo; Chapter II. Awareness and Action: The Teacher's Responsibility; The ""Climate of Fear"" in the Teaching of Writing by Alice S. Horning; Hearing Is Believing: The Effect of Sexist Language on Language Skills by Alice F. Freed

Chapter III. Writing and Speaking: The Student's Authority; Equity and Peace in the New Writing Class by Olivia Frey; Gender, Race, and Class: In Quest of the Perfect Writing Theme by Diana J. Fuss; Creation and Relation: Teaching Essays By T. S. Eliot and Adrienne Rich by Mary DeShazer; Teaching Digression as a Mode of Discovery; A Student-Centered Approach to the Discussion of Literature by Mary A. Quinn; Subject Matter and Gender by Ann Lavine; Chapter IV. Equity In Practice; Valuing Language: Feminist Pedagogy in the Writing Classroom by Pattie Cowell

Making Journal Writing Matter by Donna M. Perry; Becoming Gender Conscious: Writing About Sex Roles in a Composition Course by James D. Riemer; Writing About Families: How to Apply Feminism to a Traditional Writing Syllabus by Susan Radner; How I Would Liberate My Mother by Mickey Pearlman; Chapter V. Equity Across the Curriculum: The Administrator's Challenge; Revisionist Theory on Moral Development and its Impact Upon Pedagogical and Departmental Practice by Robert Mielke; Why Teaching Writing Always Brings Up Questions of Equity by Judith Bechtel

Writing Across the Curriculum: a Model for a Workshop and a Call for Change by Cynthia L. Caywood and Gillian R. Overing; Women and Writing Across the Curriculum: Learning and Liberation by Rebecca Blevins Faery; Bibliography; Notes on Contributors

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [215]-225.

ISBN:

0-7914-9862-X

0-585-05696-X

OCLC:

923397038