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College Writing in China and America: A Modest and Humble Conversation, with Writing Samples
- Source: College Composition & Communication, Volume 64, Issue 2, Dec 2012, p. 306 - 331
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- 01 Dec 2012
Abstract
This article is a pragmatic, classroom-focused conversation about the teaching of writing among three teachers living in the United States and China, separated by manythousands of miles and many centuries of tradition and culture. Our focus here is on classroom concerns: actual student writing, assignment design, and assessment. Weseek to understand more clearly through this conversation how culture and rhetorical tradition help shape the way we teach writing.
© 2012 by the National Council of Teachers of English