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Growing Field of Composition Research Forges Links to Literature, Psychology, and Other Disciplines.
Heller, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
The emerging field of composition research grew up around writing instructors hired to teach required courses in freshman composition. Scholars are interested in studying how writers compose, what they intend to express, and who they believe they are writing for. (MLW)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literature
