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“Odd Topics” And Open MindsImplementing Critical Thinking in Interdisciplinary, Thematic Writing Courses

“Odd Topics” And Open MindsImplementing Critical Thinking in Interdisciplinary, Thematic Writing... Teaching nontraditional themes in first-year writing courses sometimes confuses students and frustrates instructors. This article shows how using a transformative, critical-thinking pedagogy challenges the content and purpose of “English” courses—making such themes more accessible while improving students’ use of rhetorical inquiry to both analyze and compose texts. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pedagogy Duke University Press

“Odd Topics” And Open MindsImplementing Critical Thinking in Interdisciplinary, Thematic Writing Courses

Pedagogy , Volume 14 (1) – Jan 1, 2014

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© 2013 by Duke University Press
ISSN
1531-4200
eISSN
1533-6255
DOI
10.1215/15314200-2348929
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Abstract

Teaching nontraditional themes in first-year writing courses sometimes confuses students and frustrates instructors. This article shows how using a transformative, critical-thinking pedagogy challenges the content and purpose of “English” courses—making such themes more accessible while improving students’ use of rhetorical inquiry to both analyze and compose texts.

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PedagogyDuke University Press

Published: Jan 1, 2014

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