CCR601 – CCC 2/2009

Rumsey, Suzanne K. “Heritage Literacy: Adoption, Adaptation, and Alienation of Multimodal Literacy Tools.” CCC 60.3 (2009): 573-86. Print. In this article the author discusses “heritage literacy.”  Rumsey defines this term as, “an explanation of how people transfer literacy knowledge from generation to generation and how certain practices, tools, and concepts are adapted, adopted, or alienated from use, depending on the context.... Read More

CCR601 – Communication As. . . . .

Communication as … Perspectives on Theory. Minneapolis: Sage Publications, Inc, 2005. Print. Introduction:  Taking a Stand on Theory St. John, Striphas, and Shepherd I thought this was an interesting introduction.  While much of the scholarship in rhet/comp does actually engage in the “buffet” method, St. John et.al. make it a point that all theory is not created equal.  They recognize that there are a lot of different explanations about... Read More

CCR601

Coming to Voice: Publishing as a Graduate Student Paul Kei Matsuda Writing for Scholarly Publication:  Behind the Scenes in Language Education This article discusses the when, how, and why for graduate students considering publication during graduate school.  Matsuda confronts a lot of important questions in this essay – notably The length was intimidating, but even more frightening was the amount of reading I would have to do just to find... Read More