Article
Language difference in writing : toward a translingual approach.
Faculty Scholarship
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Department
English
Disciplines
Abstract
Arguing against the emphasis of traditional U.S. composition classes on linguistically homogeneous situations, the authors contend that this focus is at odds with actual language use today. They call for a translingual approach, which they define as seeing difference in language not as a barrier to overcome or as a problem to manage, but as a resource for producing meaning in writing, speaking, reading, and listening.
ORCID
0000-0002-8412-5454
Citation Information
Bruce Horner, Min-Zhan Lu, Jacqueline Jones Royster and John Trimbur. "Language difference in writing : toward a translingual approach." (2011) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/bruce-horner/9/
This article was originally published in College English, Volume 73, Number 3, January 2011.