Teaching Writing Through the Principles of Dialogue: Key Issues and an Approach to Composition

Authors

Dennis Huffman, SIT Graduate Institute

Publication Date

1985

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

First Advisor

Lise Sparrow

Abstract

This paper presents my personal approach to teaching writing--an approach which is based on the principles of dialogue. The first section discusses some of the difficulties inherent in writing· and some of the needs which all writing students have. Suggestions are made for easing those difficulties and meeting those needs. The first section concludes by drawing on the work of Paulo Freire to summarize my approach.

The second section consists of discussions of a syllabus, error cor­rection, models, and student journals. An appendix at the end of the paper contains materials which resulted from my use of the ideas presented in this paper in the classroom.

Disciplines

Curriculum and Instruction | Education | Educational Methods

Recommended Citation

Huffman, Dennis, "Teaching Writing Through the Principles of Dialogue: Key Issues and an Approach to Composition" (1985). MA TESOL Collection. 600.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/ipp_collection/600