[EDLING:379] CFP: Reflections on Writing: Pedagogy, Expectations, and Best Practices

[Francis M. Hult]

Reflections on Writing: Pedagogy, Expectations, and Best Practices

With the renewed influence on writing competency, instructors at all levels of
the educational system are revisiting the ways in which they conceive of good
writing and good teaching practices, as well as the ways in which they present
these ideas to their students. Further, the current focus on composition
pedagogy emphasizes the reflective aspect of the process and serves to
encourage instructors to conceive of writing not merely as a sequence of
assignments or activities, but as a deliberate representation of the
theoretical framework that informs those activities.

The editors propose a volume of essays that examine the teaching of writing in
the context of reflective, research-based practice. Some questions to consider
include, but are not limited to:

* What does good writing look like? How can this be communicated to students
at varying grade levels (K - post-secondary)?

* What critical/scholarly/pedagogical perspective provides the framework for
the ways in which you teach writing? How do multidisciplinary courses
influence this framework?

* What is the difference between teaching writing and merely assigning it? How
can we move from assigning to teaching?

* How can writing be used as a teaching tool in non-English/Language Arts
classes?

* How can a school-wide writing pedagogy be developed that will work in all
disciplines? What would a school-wide writing philosophy look like?

* How can research be brought to bear in classroom instruction seamlessly?

This volume seeks to re-examine these questions and other related issues;
fresh approaches and discussions are vital. Essays may derive from personal
experiences in the classroom, but should be research-based, demonstrating a
clear position within the ongoing conversations concerning purposeful writing
instruction.

Please submit proposals/abstracts of approximately 500 words before 15 January
2005 to:

Suzanne Disheroon-Green, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
NSU Writing Project Site Director
Director of Graduate Studies in English
Northwestern State University
Department of Language and Communication
Natchitoches, LA 71497
green at nsula.edu

Email submission strongly preferred.