A Labyrinth of Good Intentions

The English 101 Experiment by Monica Mankin

Episode notes

In episode five, colleagues Sarah Inman and Jennifer Kooken join Mason and Monica as they wander through the maze of "good writing"--from academic conventions to cross-cultural ideals--asking whether the rules meant to guide us sometimes get us lost. We explore "The Five-Paragraph Essay" by Will D. Desmond, "Should Writers Use They Own English?" by Vershawn Ashanti Young, and "Defining 'Good Writing' A Cross-Cultural Perspective" by Melinda Reichelt.

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TeachingHigher EducationCompositionWritingLanguagepoetryLiteratureCommunity CollegeCreative Writing