The Marginality of the Left-Hand Castes (A Parable for Writing Teachers).

Hjortshoj, Keith

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ERIC Number: EJ517721

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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The Marginality of the Left-Hand Castes (A Parable for Writing Teachers).

Hjortshoj, Keith

College Composition and Communication, v46 n4 p491-505 Dec 1995

Uses an account of the "left-hand castes" or the "Kammalans" in India to investigate the marginal status of writing teachers in the academy today. Argues for a university structure in which language and language programs are neither at the top of the professional hierarchy nor the bottom but at the center. (TB)

Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Higher Education, Professional Recognition, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Morale, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Instruction, Writing Teachers

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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