ENGL 582

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Topics Research and Writing

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Credit: 4 hours.

Focuses on the diverse research paradigms that are often employed in the study of writing processes. Topics will vary each term. Examines past and current writing research in the topic area with an emphasis on the critical examination of research designs and the influence of epistemologies on the interpretation of data.

Same as CI 565. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in writing studies or consent of instructor.

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ENGL 582 class schedule data for fall 2017
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	45651	Lecture-Discussion	E	1:00PM -2:50PM	M	113 English Building	Prior, P	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Section Title: CHAT and Research on Writing Section Info: Topic Section E: Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and Research on Writing This seminar explores how to engage in theoretically-grounded research on writing practices. It centers on cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) conceived broadly, with particular attention to the traditions associated with Vygotsky, Luria, Bakhtin, and Voloshionov as well as to related work on situated semiotic activity (e.g., Hanks, Irvine, Goodwin) and on actor-network theories (Latour). Together, these theories suggest the need for research to trace complex relationships among situated semiotic action, cultural artifacts/practices, genre systems, and writing. In the seminar, we will take up examples of theoretical and empirical work in CHAT as well as of varied research on writing. To examine how to implement CHAT approaches in studies of literate activity, we will do several, informal inquiry activities (practicing in effect how to conduct and analyze research on writing). Finally, each student will explore the application of CHAT approaches to their current or projected research project. TEXTS: James Wertsch, Voices of the Mind: A Sociocultural Approach to Mediated Action. Harvard UP 1991; Annalisa Sannino, Harry Daniels, & Kris Gutierrez, Learning and Expanding with Activity Theory, Cambridge University Press, 2009; Bruno Latour, Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network Theory, Oxford University Press; Michael Silverstein & Greg Urban, Natural Histories of Discourse, University of Chicago Press, 1996. Other readings will be available through the course compass site or available free online. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.