Min–Zhan Lu
Biographic Data
| ID | 10648024 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Min–Zhan Lu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Min–Zhan |
| FAMILY NAME | Lu |
| SIGNATURE | LU M Z |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Opinion
Arguing against the emphasis of traditional U.S. composition classes on linguistically homogeneous situations, the authors contend that this focus is at odds with actual language use today. They call for a translingual approach, which they define as seeing difference in language not as a barrier to overcome or as a problem to manage, but as a resource for producing meaning in writing, speaking, reading, and listening.
Composing in a Global-Local Context
When composition students look to their teachers for vocational guidance, both groups should acknowledge that the contexts of such terms as career , mobility , and skills have radically changed. In particular, the economy now links the global with the local, and capitalism has shifted from the fordist model, dominant through much of the twentieth century, to a newer, “fast” model.
The Politics of the Personal
This symposium presents a written dialogue of scholars expressing not only excitement but also frustration over the ways in which current work in composition and literacy studies has explored the politics of the personal.
Symposium on Basic Writing, Conflict and Struggle, and the Legacy of Mina Shaughnessy
Two articles in the December 1992 College English presented historical perspectives on the field of Basic Writing. In "Conflict and Struggle: The Enemies or Preconditions of Basic Writing?" Min-Zhan Lu argued for the value of a pedagogy in which conflict and struggle help Basic Writers to reposition themselves; she suggested that resistance to such a pedagogy is traceable to three pioneers in the field, Kenneth Bruffee, Thomas Farrell, and Mina S…
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Symposium on Basic Writing, Conflict and Struggle, and the Legacy of Mina Shaughnessy
Two articles in the December 1992 College English presented historical perspectives on the field of Basic Writing. In "Conflict and Struggle: The Enemies or Preconditions of Basic Writing?" Min-Zhan Lu argued for the value of a pedagogy in which conflict and struggle help Basic Writers to reposition themselves; she suggested that resistance to such a pedagogy is traceable to three pioneers in the field, Kenneth Bruffee, Thomas Farrell, and Mina S…
The Politics of the Personal
This symposium presents a written dialogue of scholars expressing not only excitement but also frustration over the ways in which current work in composition and literacy studies has explored the politics of the personal.
Composing in a Global-Local Context
When composition students look to their teachers for vocational guidance, both groups should acknowledge that the contexts of such terms as career , mobility , and skills have radically changed. In particular, the economy now links the global with the local, and capitalism has shifted from the fordist model, dominant through much of the twentieth century, to a newer, “fast” model.
Opinion
Arguing against the emphasis of traditional U.S. composition classes on linguistically homogeneous situations, the authors contend that this focus is at odds with actual language use today. They call for a translingual approach, which they define as seeing difference in language not as a barrier to overcome or as a problem to manage, but as a resource for producing meaning in writing, speaking, reading, and listening.
Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Race, History, and American Society (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (1 work) · Geography (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Linguistics (1 work)