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This volume aims to raise awareness of the underlying complexities concerning student writing in higher education. It explores the epistemological, cultural, historical and theoretical bases of such writing, with regard to the literacy levels required of such students.
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STUDENTS WRITING IN THE UNIVERSITY swll.8.vw.p65 1 02/11/99, 2:30 PM STUDIES IN WRITTEN LANGUAGE AND LITERACY EDITORS BRIAN STREET King’s College, London LUDO VERHOEVEN Nijmegen University ASSOCIATE EDITORS FLORIAN COULMAS DANIEL WAGNER Chuo University, Tokyo University of Pennsylvania EDITORIAL BOARD F. Niyi Akinnaso (Temple University, Philadelphia) David Barton (Lancaster University) Paul Bertelson (Université Libre de Bruxelles) Claire Blanche-Benveniste (Université de Provence) Chander J. Daswani (India Council of Educational Research and Training) Emilia Ferreiro (Instituto Polytecnico México) Edward French (University of the Witwatersrand) Uta Frith (Medical Research Council, London) Harvey J. Graff (University of Texas at Dallas) Hartmut Günther (Universität zu Köln) David Olson (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto) Clotilde Pontecorvo (University of Rome) Roger Säljo (Linköping University) Michael Stubbs (Universität Trier) AIM AND SCOPE The aim of this series is to advance insight into the multifaceted character of written language, with special emphasis on its uses in different social and cultural settings. It combines interest in sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic accounts of the acquisition and transmission of literacy. The series focusses on descriptive and theoretical reports in areas such as language codification, cognitive models of written language use, written language acquisition in children and adults, the development and implementation of literacy campaigns, and literacy as a social marker relating to gender, ethnicity, and class. The series is intended to be multi-disciplinary, combining insights from linguistics, psychology, sociology, education, anthropology, and philosophy. Volume 8 Edited by Carys Jones, Joan Turner and Brian Street Students Writing in the University Cultural and epistemological issues swll.8.vw.p65 2 02/11/99, 2:30 PM STUDENTS WRITING IN THE UNIVERSITY CULTURAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL ISSUES Edited by CARYS JONES JOAN TURNER BRIAN STREET University of London JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING COMPANY AMSTERDAM/PHILADELPHIA swll.8.vw.p65 3 02/11/99, 2:30 PM 8 TM The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences — Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Cover design: Françoise Berserik Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Students writing in the university : cultural and epistemological issues / edited by Carys Jones, Joan Turner, and Brian Street. p. cm. -- (Studies in written language and literacy, ISSN 0929-7324 ; v. 8) Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 1. English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--Great Britain. 2. Academic writing-Study and teaching--Great Britain. 3. College students--Great Britain--Social conditions. 4. College students--Great Britain--Language. I. Jones, Carys. II. Turner, Joan, 1951- . III. Street, Brian V. IV. Series. PE1405.G7S78 1999 808’.042’071141--dc21 99-23670 ISBN 90 272 1801 3 (Eur.) / 1 55619 386 6 (US) (Hb; alk. paper) CIP © 1999 – John Benjamins B.V. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by print, photoprint, microfilm, or any other means, without written permission from the publisher. John Benjamins Publishing Co. • P.O.Box 75577 • 1070 AN Amsterdam • The Netherlands John Benjamins North America • P.O.Box 27519 • Philadelphia