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Peer reviewedLu, Min-zhan – Journal of Basic Writing, 1991
Argues that Mina Shaughnessy's view of language as a politically innocent vehicle of meaning overlooks basic writers' need to confront the dissonance they experience between academic and other discourses. Suggests educators need to abandon the limitations of the essentialist view of language informing their pedagogy. (KEH)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Higher Education
Download full textGlau, Gregory R. – 1998
Currently the overall philosophy of many basic writing programs is one of inclusion rather than exclusion. First-year students are seen as part of the writing community, instead of continuing the mindset where students were sent off to "take this remedial class and then you'll be ready for English 101." At Arizona State University (ASU)…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Computer Uses in Education, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
