Pedagogy Oct 2012

What New Writing Teachers Talk About When They Talk About Teaching

Heidi Estrem ; E. Shelley Reid

Abstract

This article explores findings from a multiyear, multisite study of new college writing instructors. First, the authors describe the principles that guide new instructors’ teaching and reveal the number of resources that new instructors draw on beyond the pedagogy seminar. Second, they delineate how the kinds of classroom narratives these instructors choose to tell points to a range of understandings about what it means to teach writing. Finally, they argue that learning to teach writing is a complex process requiring sustained mentoring and support throughout the early years of teaching.

Journal
Pedagogy
Published
2012-10-01
DOI
10.1215/15314200-1625253
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multilingual writers

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (5)

  1. Lawson et al. (2024)
    Ecologies, bodies, and OWI teacher preparation: reflecting on a practicum for g…
    Computers and Composition
  2. Reed et al. (2024)
    Embracing Wobble: Mentoring Graduate Instructors in Big Composition
    College Composition and Communication
  3. Horton (2021)
    The Theme Course
    Pedagogy
  4. Johnson (2019)
    Representations of Students in Composition Scholarship
    Pedagogy
  5. Brewer et al. (2018)
    Flipping Professional Development
    Pedagogy

Cites in this index (0)

No references match articles in this index.

Also cites 8 works outside this index ↓
  1. Briggs (1986)
    Learning How to Ask: A Sociolinguistic Appraisal of the Role of the Interview in Social S…
     ↗
  2. Brooke (1987)
    Underlife and Writing Instruction
    College Composition and Communication  ↗
  3. Cohen (2008)
    ‘That’s Not Treating You as a Professional’: Teachers Constructing Complex Professional I…
    Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice  ↗
  4. Estrem (2012)
    Writing Pedagogy Education: Instructor Development in Composition Studies
     ↗
  5. Nelson (2010)
    Leading Deep Conversations in Collaborative Inquiry Groups
    Clearing House  ↗
  6. Rust (1999)
    Professional Conversations: New Teachers Explore Teaching through Conversation, Story, an…
    Teaching and Teacher Education  ↗
  7. Sommers (2004)
    The Novice as Expert: Writing the Freshman Year
    College Composition and Communication  ↗
  8. Sprague (1989)
    TA Supervision
    New Directions for Teaching and Learning  ↗
CrossRef global citation count: 6 View in citation network →

Related Articles

  1. Computers and Composition Jun 2026
    “Article laundry” or “tutor in pocket?”: Multilingual writers’ generative AI-assisted writing in professional settings ↗
    Qianqian Zhang-Wu
    artificial intelligence multilingual writers
  2. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Apr 2026
    What Video Games Can Tell Us About Interactive Technical Communication ↗
    Emily Kuzneski Johnson
    multimodality technical communication multilingual writers
  3. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Apr 2026
    “Is This Ethical?” New Data on the Ethical Principles and Practices of Document Design ↗
    Leslie Seawright; Amy Hodges; Timothy Ponce
    multimodality technical communication disability studies multilingual writers
  4. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Apr 2026
    How to Write With GenAI: A Framework for Using Generative AI to Automate Writing Tasks in Technical Communication ↗
    Guiseppe Getto; Susan Kelley; Bremen Vance
    artificial intelligence technical communication multilingual writers
  5. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Mar 2026
    “It's Hard to Show ROI When You’re Preventing Things from Happening”: How Impact Storytelling Frames Community Health Initiatives for Executive Audiences ↗
    Margaret Hsiao
    qualitative research multimodality technical communication professional writing multilingual writers