Teaching Composition As A Social Process

• Main Author: Mccomiskey, Bruce (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University Press of Colorado 2000
• Subjects: Education; Teaching of students with English as a second language (TESOL); Language: reference & general; Creative writing & creative writing guides; Language & Literature
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Bruce McComiskey is a strong advocate of social approaches to teaching writing. However, he opposes composition teaching that relies on cultural theory for content, because it too often prejudges the ethical character of institutions and reverts unnecessarily to product-centered practices in the cla...