Composing in new environments: incorporating new media writing in the composition classroom
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Andrew Virtue (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
- Advisor
- Atkins Anthony
Abstract: Composition studies maintains a strong foundation within academia, but many
composition instructors neglect the field’s relationship and approaches to the everexpanding
existence of new media technologies. While the formal writing skills that
represent the main focus of the majority of current composition programs retain vital
skills that are necessary for students to learn, the fact remains that the field of
composition studies is evolving as a result of communication technologies. Students no
longer work in the sole context of the written word, but participate in environments that
include abstract language and visual components. This new technological environment
represents an arena upon which current composition programs often fail to capitalize.
The question I plan to address throughout my research is how new media texts can be
incorporated into composition classrooms and why new media texts are vitally important
for college students in FYC courses.
Composing in new environments: incorporating new media writing in the composition classroom
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- English language--Composition and exercises--Computer-assisted instruction, Computers and literacy, English language--Composition and exercises--Computer network resources
- Subjects
- English language -- Composition and exercises -- Computer-assisted instruction
- English language -- Composition and exercises -- Computer network resources
- Computers and literacy