Thanks Betsy,
That's exactly the kind of information I was looking for.
Miriam
Quoting Betsy Sargent <[log in to unmask]>:
> Just to second Kathryn's suggestion about Hjortshoj's "Understanding
> Writing Blocks." I especially liked his emphasis on the fact that
> *good* writers and conscientious students (and teachers) are just as
> likely as (perhaps even more likely than) weaker writers to have
> writing anxiety and writing blocks because they care so much about
> what they're doing. In other words, it's a natural and inevitable
> part of completing any major writing task--and he gives excellent
> suggestions for working through it.
>
> We're waiting to hear if our recommendation for the creation of a new
> university-wide writing centre will be funded--until we hear, it
> seems premature to encourage anyone to look at the report and
> recommendations we (the University of Alberta Writing Task Force) put
> together (since we don't know yet if all our work will come to
> anything). But you're welcome to take a look at
> http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/wtf/index.htm
> Let me know if anything there proves useful.
> Bets, Betsy
>
>
> At 05:52 PM 9/11/2006, you 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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