Introduction to "The Polarities of Context in the Writing Center Conference"

Autor/in	Lerner, Neal
Titel	Introduction to "The Polarities of Context in the Writing Center Conference"
Quelle	In: Writing Center Journal, 30 (2010) 1, S.12-15 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0889-6143
Schlagwörter	Familiarity; Laboratories; Tutors; Writing (Composition); Conferences (Gatherings); Tutoring; Literacy Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Laboratory; Laboratorium; Förderlehrer; Lehrender; Tutor; Schreibübung; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht
Abstract	Janangelo's article "The Polarities of Context in the Writing Center Conference" appeared in "WCJ" in 1988, and in that piece, one he wrote as a graduate student at New York University, Jangangelo identifies what to the author is likely the central tension in writing center work: local versus general context. While other authors have explored the tension between the local and the general, Janangelo highlighted this topic much earlier in the pages of "WCJ." In looking back on his essay, Janangelo told the author that "as a teacher and a WPA, I think it's good for students to widen their audience and to work with as many students, tutors, and teachers as possible so they can create and experience new creative contexts. As a person, it strikes me that context can also occlude communication and learning...too much history and too many shared/contested meanings can yield frustration because the words and silences are freighted." Janangelo's essay teaches writing tutors to disrupt the familiarity of context and to extract the elements of their work that are unique to individual context and that which might be extended to the next session, center, or research study. The author believes there's a deep context in Janangelo's article, one that connects writing center directors, tutors, and writers past and present, and one he hopes will connect with new readers as "WCJ" represent Janangelo's essay. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Writing Center Journal. 011 Memorial Hall University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19718. e-mail: writingcenterjournal@english.udel.edu; Web site: http://www.english.udel.edu/wcj
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10