The majority of first-year writing “is taught by teachers whose educational backgrounds are more likely to be in literature, cultural studies, or creative writing than in rhetoric and composition” (Abraham 78). This disciplinary knowledge gap poses a challenge for FYW faculty to adjust to new shifts in FYW pedagogy. We would expect inhouse faculty development opportunities to help fill these gaps; however, the results of our year-long qualitative study indicate that the lack of shared disciplinary knowledge and the constraints on adjunct faculty make it challenging for faculty without backgrounds in writing studies to adapt their pedagogies. We add to the body of scholarship on professionalization in two-year college writing studies (e.g., Andelora; Griffiths; Jensen et al.; Sullivan; Toth et al., “Distinct”) and argue that addressing this problem will require investing resources in adjunct support; changing hiring practices to prioritize expertise in writing studies; and designing faculty development that focuses on both theory and pedagogy.

This article describes a one-session classroom activity that employs an unusual creative nonfiction genre (the hermit crab essay) to initiate first-year writers into the practice of successfully integrating academic research in their work. I share step-by-step instructions for implementation, along with classroom resources and materials necessary to conduct the assignment.

This article is about combining career exploration with composition and creative writing to engage students with relevance and motivation as they explore their future careers.

Using student poems and reflections collected over several years, the author examines the impact of a role-playing game experience on introductory creative writing students’ openness toward taking risks, revising (and improvising) playfully, and working with limitations or rules. The role-play uses Lars von Trier’s film The Five Obstructions as a model—particularly the diabolical game that unfolds between directors von Trier and Jørgen Leth—and requires students to “remake” a poem of theirs three times according to sets of rules designed specifically for them by the instructor in face-to-face meetings.

Reviewed are: Writing across Contexts: Transfer, Composition, and the Sites of Writing, by Kathleen Blake Yancey, Liane Robertson, and Kara Taczak, Reviewed by Polina Chemishanova Understanding Language Use in the Classroom: A Linguistic Guide for College Educators, by Susan J. Behrens, Reviewed by Patty Wilde Creative Writing and Education, edited by Graeme Harper, Reviewed by Mitch James

Real Writing Interactive: A Brief Guide to Writing Paragraphs and Essays, by Susan Anker, Reviewed by Mark Blaauw-HaraAfter the Public Turn: Composition, Counterpublics, and the Citizen Bricoleur, by Frank Farmer, Reviewed by Jill Darley-VanisRhetoric of Respect: Recognizing Change at a Community Writing Center, by Tiffany Rousculp, Reviewed by Glenn Hutchinson Jr. and Paula GillespieTeaching Creative Writing, edited by Heather Beck, Reviewed by John Reilly

This article addresses the current nationwide emphasis on job-readiness programs by (1) pointing to the “utility” of studying creative writing and (2) outlining a plan for including engagement strategies in the construction of a two-year creative writing degree.

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Brandt an Bigalk respond to each other's articles.

By growing creative writing courses and programs, community colleges can improve retention while also fostering supportive communities of student and faculty writers.

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Brandt an Bigalk respond to each other's articles.

This article explores the impact of a memoir about the Iraq War, written by a student in a creative writing class, on a teacher and students.

The literary genres of creative nonfiction have tremendous potential to create a new kind of process-centered textbook—and perhaps a rocess-centered pedagogy that has finally reached maturity.

TETYC publishes articles for two-year college teachers and those teaching the first two years of English in four-year institutions. We seek articles in all areas of composition (basic, first-year, and advanced); business, technical, and creative writing; and the teaching of literature in the first two college years. We also publish articles on topics such as staffing, assessment, technology, writing program administration, speech, journalism, reading, ESL, and other areas of interest.

This article describes a combination of a research essay and a creative writing assignment that encourages rigorous academic research while allowing students to get “outside the box” of traditional academic research papers.

Waggoner interviews for 2-year college creative writing instructors to find out about the present and future state of creative writing education.