The most common part of the essay that stands out is, “Computers are a part of our lives as writers and are increasingly more common in English departments and writing classrooms. But, like MacNelly's professor, we don't always know how to use computers to our best advantage.” This statement is so true. Studies of people’s attitudes toward the use of word processors are still rather rare but teaching magazines and computing magazines are full of testimonials about the perceived benefits for individual writers and for groups of students. We find these testimonies persuasive and consistent with our own experiences, but we also realize that there are many people who are unwilling to try to use a computer for any purpose or who resist learning to use a keyboard. Few of these people write articles about their feelings. Developing a child’s selection of writing modes is an excellent idea.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Chapter 20: CCC The Computer and the Inexperienced Writer
Citation: Hult, Christine. “The Computer and the Inexperienced Writer.” Computers in the Composition Classroom: a Critical Sourcebook. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2008. 326-32. Print.
The most common part of the essay that stands out is, “Computers are a part of our lives as writers and are increasingly more common in English departments and writing classrooms. But, like MacNelly's professor, we don't always know how to use computers to our best advantage.” This statement is so true. Studies of people’s attitudes toward the use of word processors are still rather rare but teaching magazines and computing magazines are full of testimonials about the perceived benefits for individual writers and for groups of students. We find these testimonies persuasive and consistent with our own experiences, but we also realize that there are many people who are unwilling to try to use a computer for any purpose or who resist learning to use a keyboard. Few of these people write articles about their feelings. Developing a child’s selection of writing modes is an excellent idea.
The most common part of the essay that stands out is, “Computers are a part of our lives as writers and are increasingly more common in English departments and writing classrooms. But, like MacNelly's professor, we don't always know how to use computers to our best advantage.” This statement is so true. Studies of people’s attitudes toward the use of word processors are still rather rare but teaching magazines and computing magazines are full of testimonials about the perceived benefits for individual writers and for groups of students. We find these testimonies persuasive and consistent with our own experiences, but we also realize that there are many people who are unwilling to try to use a computer for any purpose or who resist learning to use a keyboard. Few of these people write articles about their feelings. Developing a child’s selection of writing modes is an excellent idea.
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