tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920897.post111401859569570324..comments2024-03-17T01:31:18.317-07:00Comments on Teaching Graduate Students Research Writing: A Reflective Journal: Field EthnographersAbout Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14416420973261773619noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920897.post-1114094873685598802005-04-21T07:47:00.000-07:002005-04-21T07:47:00.000-07:00one of issues that always come up in 10802 and 333...one of issues that always come up in 10802 and 333 is whether the course focuses too much on general knowledge than local knowledge. Yetta Hansen, when she was a grad student, wrote an article in Written Communication, that was critical of 10802's focus on general knowledge and suggested that the courses be separated. We have discussed this over the years but it is very difficult to arrange.<BR/>In 333, the course is divided into half: a class on general knowledge and a tutorial on local knowledge.<BR/>Although the students don't believe this, there is still a great deal of general knowledge that is consistent across fields. There are general differences in how long the introduction is, how sources are cited, and smaller things such as whether the results or organization is explained in the introduction.<BR/>The real difference is in language. In some fields, like computer science, we find a whole different level of language that sometimes differ from what we normally discuss.cherepahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17651058223244506465noreply@blogger.com