ENC 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Deeper Understanding
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The purpose of writing about writing is to introduce college students to the research about writing conducted in the field of writing studies. Writing studies a term used to describe a field or discipline that takes writing and composing as its primary objects of study. Researchers of writing studies determine how writing works, how people write, and how best to teach writing. Writing about writing asks you to think about writing as something we know about, not just something we do. Deeper understanding of what"s going on with your own writing + how it works. Knowledge about writing that can help you navigate other writing situations. Experience working with scholarly articles + other research. The ability to conduct inquiry-driven research on unanswered questions. Learning about writing instead of learning how to write can help you as a writer. This is because changing what you know about writing can change the way you write.
