{"product_id":"conversations-of-the-mind","title":"Conversations of the Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003eAsking students to write journals that reflect on their learning has become a widespread pedagogical practice in recent years. However, the scholarly literature does not address certain key questions about how journal writing aids learning:\u003cbr\u003e * Is there something inherent in journal writing that encourages students to write reflectively?\u003cbr\u003e * What psycholinguistic or cognitive factors help to explain the power of journal writing?\u003cbr\u003e * Why do some students use journals to write prolifically and creatively while others limit their responses to summarizing the assigned course reading?\u003cbr\u003e * Why do teachers find some journal entries so much more engaging than others?\u003cbr\u003e * How do teachers' ways of responding to journals affect their students' development as writers and thinkers?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book addresses such questions through a careful analysis of the journal writing of the students in the author's ESL classes at a large urban college. It contains detailed case studies of five culturally- and linguistically-diverse students with widely differing responses to journal writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To teachers of composition for both first- and second-language students and to teachers of graduate courses in education and qualitative research, this book offers a contextualized description of journal writings as a complex social activity. By emphasizing the need for educators to reexamine their pedagogy and to learn from their students, \u003ci\u003eConversations of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable contribution to the emerging literature of teacher research and reflective practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54256050110808,"sku":"9780805823172","price":107.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780805823172.jpg?v=1777273225","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/conversations-of-the-mind","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}