Creativity and Discovery in the University Writing Class: A Teacher's Guide

by Alice Chik (Editor), Tracey Costley (Editor), Martha C. Pennington (Editor)

Overview

Creativity and Discovery in the University Writing Class: A Teacher’s Guide presents ideas for teaching writing at university level which recognize the need in the current world to be continually innovating in response to rapidly changing student populations and conditions, including advances in media and writing technologies. The volume emphasizes the creativity of all forms of writing and the important role of discovery in teaching, learning, and the acquisition of knowledge of all kinds.

The volume brings together distinguished scholars in writing pedagogy from different educational and cultural contexts who took part in a Summer Institute on Creativity and Discovery in the Teaching of Writing at City University of Hong Kong in June 2013. Designed for teachers of writing based on lectures and workshops given at the summer institute, the collection offers both theoretical insights and practical suggestions for classroom activities that teachers of writing will be able to go to for materials and guidance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781791066
Publisher:	Equinox Publishing
Publication date:	07/01/2015
Series:	Frameworks for Writing
Edition description:	Teachers G
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.17(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Alice Chik is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, City University of Hong Kong. Tracey Costley is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of English, City University of Hong Kong. Martha C. Pennington holds positions at the University of London as Professorial Research Associate in Linguistics, School for Oriental and African Studies, and Research Fellow in Applied Linguistics and Communication, Birkbeck College.

Table of Contents

Editor's Preface Introduction 1 Towards a Creativity and Discovery-based University Writing Curriculum Tracey Costley, Alice Chik, and Martha C. Pennington Part 1. Framing Creativity and Discovery in the Teaching and Learning of Writing 2 Creativity in Language Teaching Jack C. Richards, Regional Language Centre, Singapore 3 Creating Identities in an Intertextual World Charles Bazerman, University of California, Santa Barbara 4 Writing Creativity and Discovery: Process and Pedagogy Martha C. Pennington Part 2. Enlarging the View of Genre and Community in Academic Writing 5 Writing Differently: Creating Different Spaces for Student Learning Fiona English, Institute of Education, University of London 6 Creative Approaches to Research-Based Essays Theresa Malphrus Welford, Teacher and writer 7 Local Voices, Global Imagination: Using Ethnography as a Creative Approach to Student Research and Academic Writing Pauline Burton, Community College of City University, Hong Kong 8 Reconsidering the Essay's Definition in the University Classroom: Writing, Disjunction, and the Active Nature of Thought Olivia Archibald, St Martin's University, near Seattle 9 The Wide World of Nonfiction: Breaking Barriers of Form to Empower and Improve Student Writing Sonya Huber, Fairfield University Part 3. Applying Techniques from Creative Writing and Literature to University Writing 10 The Creative "I" Workshop Xu Xi, City University of Hong Kong 11 Travel Writing without Leaving Home Robin Hemley, University of Iowa 12 May the Farce Be with You: Reflections on "Extreme Puppet Theater" as a Vehicle toward Something Else Mark Spitzer, University of Central Arkansas 13 Highways and Sinkholes: Incorporating Creativity Strategies in the Writing Classroom Shirley Geok-lin Lim, University of California, Santa Barbara Part 4. Supporting Creativity and Discovery in Composing Multimedia Texts 14 Watching/Reading: Graphic Narratives and University Writing Jeffrey Mather, City University of Hong Kong 15 Re-Presenting Academic Writing to Popular Audiences: Using Digital Infographics and Timelines David R. Gruber, City University of Hong Kong 16 Online Writing as a Discovery Process: Synchronous Collaboration Brian W. King, City University of Hong Kong 17 Mashing, Modding, and Memeing: Writing for a New Generation of University Students Rodney H. Jones, City University of Hong Kong