1st Edition

Writing, Imitation, and Performance Insights from Neuroscience Research

By Irene L. Clark Copyright 2023
124 Pages
by Routledge

124 Pages
by Routledge

124 Pages
by Routledge

This book reconsiders imitation as a valuable pedagogical approach in Writing Studies. Countering concerns about product-oriented teaching, formulaic writing, paternalistic or elitist pedagogy, and plagiarism, the book maintains that the use of imitation can offer a writer greater insight and help to develop a clear writerly identity. Positing that writers often use imitation as a step toward... Read more

Introduction
Why Imitation?

1. Imitation and Writing Studies

2. Cognition, Metacognition, and Neuroscience Research

3. Imitation, Genre Awareness, and Authorial Identity

4. Imitation, Critical Thinking, and Identity

5. Imitation, Multiple Englishes, and Rhetorical Flexibility

6. Suggestions for Integrating Imitation
By Craig A. Meyer

Biography

Irene L. Clark is Professor of English and Director of Composition at California State University, Northridge, USA. She has published in The Journal of Basic Writing, College Composition and Communication, WPA Writing Program Administration, Composition Forum, WAC Journal, Writing Center Journal, and Journal of Writing Assessment. Her books include Concepts in Composition: Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Writing, 3rd edition (2019). Her recent scholarship focuses on identity, imitation, critical thinking, and neuropsychological research.