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Reading to Learn: Engaging University Students in Meaningful Reading and Discussion

November 13, 2011 in Fall 2011, Research

by Jan Larson, Amy Young, and Mary Beth Leibham

Reading to Learn is an ongoing interdisciplinary research effort designed to understand university students’ reading practices and classroom discussions within the context of reading communities. The goal is to contribute to best practices for engaging students in reading course texts and in meaningful classroom discussion that promotes critical thinking and enhances learning. Preliminary data indicate that students perceive reading communities as being helpful in clarifying their thinking, increasing learning, and improving class discussion [...]

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I Shot a Prescriptivist in my Pajamas Last Night: A Grammatical Disarmament Proposal for Editors and Educators

November 13, 2011 in Fall 2011, Research

By Fred Vultee

In an economic atmosphere in which “do more with less” means “fewer and fewer people are available, but they’ll still do more with less,” would a new look at how journalism schools teach grammar help editors – and instructors – do their jobs more effectively? This paper seeks to find out whether the profession and the academy can agree on what sorts of language “basics” new editors need to know – and, by extension, which old ones we can discard [...]

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