English 833: Theories of Composition–Language Theory

Task: Language Challenges

Mikhail Bakhtin

• Bakhtin, Mikhail, “Discourse in the Novel,” The Dialogic Imagination

Lev Vygotsky

• Vygotsky, Lev, Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes (Published 1978)
• Vygotsky, Lev Thought and Language (MIT, 1986)
• PowerPoint: Introduction to Vygotsky’s Theories
• Everson, Barbara J. “Vygotsky and the Teaching of Writing,” The Quarterly

Suresh Canagarjha

• Suresh Canagarjha

S. I. Hayakawa

• S. I. Hayakawa Language in Thought and Action

Paul Matsuda

• Matsuda, Paul, “The Myth of Linguistic Homogeneity in U.S. College Composition.” (2006)
• Matsuda, Paul, “Second language writing in the twentieth century: A situated historical perspective.” (2003)
• Matsuda, Paul, “Process and post-process: A discursive history.” (2003)

James Moffet

• Teaching the Universe of Discourse by James Moffet
  • A Tribute to James Moffett
    • JAEPL, Vol. 3, Winter 1997-1998, 1-12