From Discourse Communities to Activity Systems: Activity Theory as Approach to Community Service Writing by Michael-John DePalma
Abstract
This essay considers the implications of using David Russell’s activity theory to re-conceptualize models of community service writing (CSW) that stem from discourse community theory. Here I argue that the notion of discourse community is of limited use to practitioners committed to CSW, because it leads students to adopt unrealistic expectations about their roles in… Continue reading From Discourse Communities to Activity Systems: Activity Theory as Approach to Community Service Writing by Michael-John DePalma
- Journal
- Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
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- 2019-11-01
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