To piggy-back on what Kathryn has written, Hjortshoj also has an
excellent short handbook for the undergraduate student writer, The
Transition to College Writing (2001) from Bedford St. Martin's. I
don't believe it is currently distributed in Canada -- I had to order
my copy from the States. From what I can remember it is very
pragmatic -- not just how to stay on top of things but what to do
when you haven't.
Best,
Maggie
On 11-Sep-06, at 7:52 PM, Kathryn Alexander wrote:
> At 02:05 PM 9/11/2006, you wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> One of the best books I have read on writing anxiety is a short
> monograph by Keith Hjortshoj titled "Understanding Writing
> Blocks" (2001) Oxford Press that really looks at the higher order
> issues related to writing anxiety. Unlike many books about writing
> problems this book is aimed at academic writing - more at the
> upper division and graduate thesis level. Hjortshoj is the the
> director of Cornell University Writing in the Seminars program.
>
> http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/he/subject/English/Writing/
> Composition/?view=usa&ci=9780195141368
>
> Here is an example handout from Chapel Hill that utilizes and cites
> Mike Rose's "When a writer can't write" and Hjortshof's book
> http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/writing_anxiety.html
>
>
> I like Hjortshoj's text because it uses case studies and is more
> scholarly in terms of the knowledgability about working with
> advanced academic writers and the composing process and doesn't
> only address "the Problems" as time management, skills deficit or
> cognitive distress issues -
>
> I also read it when I was going through my own writing block issues
> when working through my dissertation process and I found it really
> helpful
>
> Cheers
>
> Kathryn
>
>
>
>> Dear Inkshedders,
>> I'm currently involved in a research project at McGill that is
>> looking at the impacts of issues related to writing anxiety on
>> student performance, and what can be done to help deal with these
>> impacts.
>> We've started by doing some interviewing here at McGill, but our
>> time and resources are limited. Do any of you have any
>> information either from your institutions or from research that
>> you've read that reflects a relationship between reading and
>> writing skills and things like drop-out rates, completion times,
>> etc.? Also, can any of you recommend any studies or reports
>> (again, from your own institutions or elsewhere) that have been
>> useful in the constant battle for resources for writing centers
>> (including getting a writing center started)?
>> Any insights would be much appreciated.
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Miriam
>>
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