Degree Type
Thesis
Date of Award
1987
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
English
First Advisor
P. M. Keith
Second Advisor
P. M. Keith
Third Advisor
P. M. Keith
Abstract
I have tried numerous "methods" for teaching composition at various grade levels, and I have learned something from each. Yet, I always had a nagging feeling that something was missing, and I think I have discovered that missing element: theory. I have been using methods without much theoretical base. Nor do I think I am alone. Many teachers with whom I have come in contact continue with the same method year after year because "it works," or they think their method works. Some do not even have a method they can define, and many do not have a theory on which to base their methods. Sometimes those "methods" can be effective, but it may be wise to consider what two teachers have said about old methods: "[c]onsistency, foolish or otherwise, may become mere persistence when significant trends in one's field are ignored."
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-5249
Publisher
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu
Copyright Owner
Teresa Marie Ludwig
Copyright Date
1987
Language
en
Date Available
August 27, 2013
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
47 pages
Recommended Citation
Ludwig, Teresa M., "A study of Ann Berthoff's composition theory" (1987). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 138.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/138
