The Major Approaches to Teaching Writing
Below are some of the most common Composition Pedagogical Approaches. They are organized in rough chronological order of development.
- Current Traditionalism
- Rhetoric
- Writing Process Pedagogy
- Expressive Pedagogy
- Cognitive Development
- Social Constructionism
- Collaborative Pedagogy
- Feminist Pedagogy
- Critical Pedagogy/Cultural Studies Pedagogy
Specialized Pedagogies
The following pedagogies are employed by particular groups of Composition Teacher-Scholars:
- Basic Writing Pedagogy
- Disability Studies
- Literary Pedagogy
- Second Language Writing Pedagogy
- Service Learning
- Writing Center Theory
- Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)/Writing in the Disciplines (WID)
The Newest Composition Pedagogies
- Holistic Embodied Pedagogy
- Post-Process Pedagogy
- Social Justice Pedagogy
- Technology Pedagogy/Digital Pedagogy
Dr. Pagnucci has also worked with several IUP doctoral students and alumni to develop the following new pedagogy:
A Guide to Composition Pedagogies (2000; 2014)
In 2000, Gary Tate, Amy Rupiper Taggar, and Kurt Schick, published a fabulous edited collection called A Guide to Composition Pedagogies. This volume offers an excellent exploration of many of the composition pedagogical approaches I have outlined in the above list. Each chapter discusses the main tennants of the given pedagogy and also provides extensive references for further reading.
In 2014, H. Brooke Hessler joined the original editors to published a Second Edition of the book. I found the second edition interesting but less reference-oriented than the First Edition, so I tend to prefer the First Edition for providing basic pedagogical information. I own both books, though, so I encourage you to get at least one of the two editions for your own composition library.
Citations
- Tate, Gary, Taggart, Amy Rupiper, & Schick, Kurt (Eds.). (2000). A Guide to Composition Pedagogies. New York: Oxford UP.
- Great book outlining a broad range of approaches to teaching writing
- Tate, Gary, Taggart, Amy Rupiper, Schick, Kurt, & Hessler, H. Brooke. (Eds.). (2014). A Guide to Composition Pedagogies. (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford UP, 2014.
- Second edition of the book offering extra focus on digital pedagogies
- The link provided offers pdf’s of many of the books chapters through the free website Academia
Related Links
Below are useful links related to A Guide to Composition Pedagogies (Second Edition):