Naming What We Know examines the core principles of knowledge in the discipline of
writing studies using the lens of “threshold concepts”—concepts that are critical for …

Addressing how composers transfer both knowledge about and practices of writing, Writing
across Contexts explores the grounding theory behind a specific composition curriculum …

This popular, comprehensive theory-to-practice text helps teachers understand the task of
writing, L2 writers, the different pedagogical models used in current composition teaching …

A comprehensive guide to the language of argument, Rhetorical Style offers a renewed
appreciation of the persuasive power of the English language. Drawing on key texts from the …

The question of how students transfer knowledge is an important one, as it addresses the
larger issue of the educational experience. In Agents of Integration: Understanding Transfer …

The goal of teaching students to write for the university assumes that in first-year
composition students can be taught ways of writing (genre and genre knowledge) that they …

Background: In this article, we articulate an updated construct describing domains of
expertise in writing, one that meets the contemporary needs of those who research, teach …

Previous transfer researchers within writing studies have made tremendous gains in
understanding how social contexts and curricula influence writing behaviors. In this article …

In this article, the author addresses the lack of engagement with the problem of transfer from
first-year composition (FYC). The author first takes up the problem theoretically by defining" …

In this classic text, Joseph Harris traces the evolution of college writing instruction since the
Dartmouth Seminar of 1966. A Teaching Subject offers a brilliant interpretive history of the …