[Englecturers] FYI: Teaching Globalization in First-Year Comp (4/25/07; CCCC, 4/2/08-4/5/08)

[Steven Axelrod]

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Subject: CFP: Teaching Globalization in First-Year Comp (4/25/07; CCCC,
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CFP: Thinking Globally, Teaching Locally (CCCC 2008)

Teaching a first-year composition course themed on issues of globalization
can be an uphill battle, especially if that course is taught in one of this
country's many rural colleges and universities. While a rapidly contracting
globe makes certain economic, environmental, and cultural issues imperative,
colleges in our nation's hinterlands often lack significant economic and
ethnic diversity. Even well-prepared students can remain insulated in very
local contexts, environments that can facilitate hasty generalizations or a
disempowering relativism. 

This panel seeks papers that explore any aspect of teaching globalization in
the composition course, particularly in those taught at rural colleges and
universities. Questions this panel might explore
include: Why teach globalization in a composition classroom? Are there ways
to cultivate intellectual curiosity about international issues that don't
disempower students? Is a lack of diversity and international exposure an
impediment to this type of course? Is there a danger of oversimplifying
these complex issues in a class whose primary objective is to improve
writing?

Interested contributors should send a 250-word abstract by 4/25/07 to:

Deaver Traywick
Black Hills State University
(605) 642-6922
deavertraywick at bhsu.edu

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