Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5466
Title: An 'Odd Couple' for Teaching Writing: The Tutorial Takes in the Committee Meeting
Contributor(s): Williamson, Dugald George  (author); McDougall, Russell J  (author); Brien, Donna Lee (author)
Publication Date: 2009
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5466
Abstract: Writing courses are increasingly popular in higher education. This paper presents a pedagogic approach that combines theory and practice, in an accessible way, to help students appreciate the interrelation of styles and contexts, and develop skills for writing in a range of genres. The approach is characterised as "adaptive application". It is illustrated by the modification of a traditional tutorial group structure to provide a new setting in which students can immediately apply key terms of rhetorical theory as they negotiate differentiated experiences as writers, readers, speakers, and listeners. This change in classroom practice is achieved by adopting and adapting the roles, organizational genres, and communication conventions of the committee meeting. The resultant hybrid form of committee-tutorial assists students to engage collegially in the disciplinary study and practice of writing. It also encourages them to consider how they may transfer their understanding of rhetorical principles and techniques to writing endeavours in other scholarly and social settings.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 20(3), p. 362-372
Publisher: International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1812-9129
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 200302 English Language
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 950202 Languages and Literacy
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Publisher/associated links: http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe/pdf/IJTLHE445.pdf
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