Post #8 Consuelo

Post #8 Consuelo

In broader terms both the non-fiction case study and the more academic ones can be seen as processes of discovery of different subjects with distinct levels of personal involvement,, and expectations. The non-fiction case study seems to be more difficult to the author as it carries the potential risk of eliciting profound contradictions, shameful thoughts, behaviors, and unwanted experiences. The elicitation process that appears to be plagued with uncertainty as the deeply human process of evocating, feeling and writing seems to run without control. A learning process imbedded in the non-fiction case comes across as unexpected full of requirements, conventions, and attention to detail. On the other hand, more academic writing processes may give the appearance of impersonal, objective, somehow remote from the intimate personal experiences of the writer. In this sense, they look as having more controllable results on what and how it is conveyed. Expected prescriptions regarding accuracy, conciseness, clarity, and credibility provide some perceived “safe” frame to pursue.  For both of them, in spite of perceptions and expectations, struggles are at the core of the writing processes more so if the writer is a nonnative English speaker.  

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  1. DariusMarch 26, 2019 at 12:57 PM

    Consuelo, I like your idea that each of the processes represented in the case studies are about "discovery." It is a notion that I, too, thought about when composing my own response. My initial response was that as writing tutors we are responsible for allowing students to discover their own voices and not to pressure them into writing in a way that suits a particular need. In other words, we should ensure that we allow them to express themselves as they intend even within the constraints of, for instance, the 5-paragraph essay.

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