Pedagogy Jan 2014

“Odd Topics” And Open Minds

James Heiman

Abstract

Teaching nontraditional themes in first-year writing courses sometimes confuses students and frustrates instructors. This article shows how using a transformative, critical-thinking pedagogy challenges the content and purpose of “English” courses—making such themes more accessible while improving students’ use of rhetorical inquiry to both analyze and compose texts.

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Pedagogy
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2014-01-01
DOI
10.1215/15314200-2348929
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rhetorical criticism first-year composition writing pedagogy teacher development
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    The Theme Course
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