ENGL 481: Composition Theory and Practice
fall 2005
prof. spencer schaffner
mon / wed / fri --> 2:00
lincoln hall --> 116
email spencer --> spencers@uiuc.edu
DISCUSSION BOARD
SYLLABUS (ms word)
COURSE CALENDAR (ms word)
teaching.journal & updates
T H E O R Y:
history of written composition: composition in American colleges and universities (1860-present), composition and social movements
(post civil war era, women's rights, the GI bill, the civil rights movement, transnational multi-culturalism)
theory of written composition: process, expressivism, cognitivism, rhetorical pedagogy, collaboration, cultural studies and composition,
critical pedagogy, emancipatory pedagogy, feminist pedagogy, basic writing, multi-modal composition, alternative composition
P R A C T I C E:
creating assignments: instructional scaffolding, targeted goals, assignment composition (tenor, register, style), process(es), formulaic writing, fun/hot topics, e.texts, alt disresponding to student writing: written (minimal) response, error, rubrics and stated expectations, organizing your own work, targeting specific goals, software you can use, fairness
being in the classroom: mini lectures, group work, conferencing, peer review, using the space of the classroom, eye contact and bodies in interaction
last tweak 8.11.2005 by ss
