Writing in my language : students' perceptions of informal writing in the composition classroom

Writing in my language : students' perceptions of informal writing in the composition classroom / by Allison Query.

Author/creator	Query, Allison
Other author/creator	Banks, William P. (William Paul)
Other author/creator	East Carolina University. Department of English.
Format	Theses and dissertations, Electronic, and Book
Publication Info	[Greenville, N.C.] : East Carolina University, 2011.
Description	91 pages : digital, PDF file
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Subject(s)	Rhetoric--Study and teaching. English language--Composition and exercises.

Summary	This classroom study examines students' perceptions of informal writing in a first-year composition classroom. Informal writing, as defined in this study, includes any in-class exercises that provide students the freedom to communicate on paper using their own, familiar discourses. These assignments allow students to be creative, as they can write, draw, map, doodle, etc during these exercises. An analysis of student work, including informal writings, essays, and reflective cover letters, and anonymous surveys suggests that students were able to make meaning in these sometimes dismissed informal exercises.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of English.
General note	Advisor: Will Banks.
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 12, 2011).
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2011.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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