The knowledge of composition The knowledge of composition

• Main Author: Kathleen Landis
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2008-04-01
• Series: Ilha do Desterro
• Subjects: English Language; English
• Online Access: http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/8729

Knowledge Acquisition: A Hidden Element in the Writing Process While much progress has occurred in recent years to make composition an accepted academic discipline, it is still too often described in terms of patterns and processes, steps and strategies. Granted, these terms are inescapable in most discussions of composition, particularly in the classroom. Yet they perpetuate the notion that composition is a skill rather than a discipline, and they thus work to keep writing instruction at the periphery of the curriculum. Knowledge Acquisition: A Hidden Element in the Writing Process While much progress has occurred in recent years to make composition an accepted academic discipline, it is still too often described in terms of patterns and processes, steps and strategies. Granted, these terms are inescapable in most discussions of composition, particularly in the classroom. Yet they perpetuate the notion that composition is a skill rather than a discipline, and they thus work to keep writing instruction at the periphery of the curriculum.