Changing Bodies Educational organizations are constantly looking at the establishment theory and practice. As Spivak associates conventions he states, “Rhetoric sees itself not as creating a balance between theory and practice, but rather as ‘inhabiting a kind of productive…
English 5001
Spivak
by Mariana • • 1 Comment
I really liked what Spivak had to say about reconciliation between theory and practice ever happening. I too, feel that this is something that is impossible to achieve, especially when one considers that theory and practice depend on the culture…
English 5001
Commentary Week 9
by tbell • • 1 Comment
Tina Bell English 5001 23 April 2009 Commentary Week 9 Paul Kei Matsuda published his article, “Composition Studies and ESL Writing: A Disciplinary Division of Labor,” in 1999, and the topic as to the best methods for teaching English as…
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Commentary Week 10
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Tina Bell English 5001 23 April 2009 Commentary Week 10 “Rhetoric sees itself not as creating a balance between theory and practice, but rather as ‘inhabiting a kind of productive unease’” (1). Given Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak’s view of rhetoric, it…
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Composition Studies and ESL Writing, a Commentary
by Rachel • • 2 Comments
I found this article interesting and valid for several reasons: first, it offers a detailed history of the two fields of ESL and compositional studies that offers much needed insight into the schism and division of these disciplines, and second,…
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Commentary Week Nine
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Commentary Week Nine Composition Wars Now I know why there is a split between the English purists (composition teachers) and ESL teachers. Teaching English composition is a culturally esteemed position. This issue is directly related, in my opinion, to Kenneth…