Preparing college teachers of writing
Subtitle: histories, theories, programs, practices
By: edited by Betty P. Pytlik, Sarah Liggett.
Contributors: Pytlik, Betty Parsons.; Liggett, Sarah.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
Subjects: English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching.; Report writing -- Study and teaching (Higher); Academic writing -- Study and teaching.; English teachers -- Training of.
Description: Preparing College Teachers of Writing: Histories, Theories, Programs, Practices offers essential advice to writing program administrators, teachers of methods courses and practica, and mentors of new writing faculty, as well as graduate students studying for professions in writing program administration. This extensive collection discusses the contexts, structures, development, practices, and evaluation of teaching assistant (TA) preparation programs in writing pedagogy. It features essays by thirty-five prominent experts in college composition and three former graduate students why participated in TA preparation programs. These contributors, from twenty-nine different institutions, represent decades of experience as well as significant geographic and demographic diversity. --back cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.