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ERIC Number: EJ504806
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-527X
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The Writing Conference as Performance.
Newkirk, Thomas
Research in the Teaching of English, v29 n2 p193-215 May 1995
Provides an overview of the conversational roles taken on by students and teachers during college-level writing conferences. Uses the performative theory of Erving Goffman to analyze these role patterns. Illuminates the specific performative demands presented by writing conferences on both students and teachers. (HB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, English Instruction, Higher Education, Performance, Teacher Response, Teacher Student Relationship, Tutoring, Writing Evaluation, Writing Instruction, Writing Research
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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