Publication Date
Fall 2019
Keywords
responding to students, teacher preparation, responding rhetorically
Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to examine the resources for responding to grammatical issues in student writing that are available to writing teachers. The study analyzes two sets of data: (a) the position statements issued by the Conference on College Composition and Communication, the Council of Writing Program Administrators, and the National Council of Teachers of English, and (b) the best-selling writing-teacher preparation materials. The results are discussed through the theoretical lens of communities of practice (Wenger, 1998) in order to portray how the field of composition studies—as a community of practice— models responding to linguistically diverse students, whether L1, L2, or international students. The results show that the expectations set by position statements are not met by writing-teacher preparation materials. Thus, teachers are lacking resources to know how to respond to students’ grammar rhetorically in the context of writing. Based on these findings, I discuss implications for responding practices and propose future avenues for research on preparing teachers to respond to student writing.
Recommended Citation
Padon, Daliborka C.
(2019)
"Responding to Grammar: An Analysis of Writing-Teacher Preparation Materials,"
Journal of Response to Writing: Vol. 5:
Iss.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/journalrw/vol5/iss2/5