Teaching and Learning Threshold Concepts in a Writing Major: Liminality, Dispositions, and Program Design.

In this article, we discuss what it means to learn troublesome "threshold concepts" about writing that cannot be adequately grappled with in a single course or assignment. Here, two faculty members and a graduate of a writing major reflect on elements of the writing curriculum, the writing center pr...

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Published in:Composition Forum Vol. 38; pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors: Hall, R. Mark, Romo, Mikael, Wardle, Elizabeth
Format: Article
Published: Composition Forum Spring2018
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