The Idea of Community in the Study of Writing.

Harris, Joseph

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ERIC Number: EJ385184

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Idea of Community in the Study of Writing.

Harris, Joseph

College Composition and Communication, v40 n1 p11-22 Feb 1989

Examines problems in the use of the term "community," including: (1) vague descriptions of community, without rules or boundaries; (2) its foreignness to students, raising questions about why students should learn it; and (3) its tendency to polarize writing theorists into community and individual camps. (JAD)

Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Community Characteristics, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Discourse Communities, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence, Language Usage, Social Dialects, Social Influences, Standard Spoken Usage, Writing Instruction, Writing Research

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Language: English

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