Hello, campers. Its been such a long time since I’ve been on here. My apologies. This week, I thought we look at how editing constructs meaning (with…
Category: Research
Reflections and insights from UCWbLers engaged in internal research projects and with scholarships related to Writing Center work, writing studies, and other relevant fields of study.
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“How Language Shapes Thought,” A Review
Does the language that we speak determine how we think, or even our perceptions of the world? According to Lera Boroditsky, an Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology…
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Should Internet Access Be A Human Right?
The question whether Internet access should be considered a human right has gained new currency since the Egyptian government blocked access to it for over a week.
According to researchers from Rice University and the University of Houston, discriminatory language used in letters of recommendation to describe women hurts their chances of being hired. After acquiring several letters of…
(Gotta love a good colon title, yeah?) When one commonly thinks of ‘Writing,’ the idea usually looks something like this. (‘this’ being what you’re looking at right…
A recent study published by researchers from the University of Chicago was brought to my attention yesterday that discovered allowing students a few minutes to write about…
An article in today’s New York Times discusses what might be the next big thing in the humanities. With texts being digitally scanned and uploaded every day…
What would George Orwell think? While the origins of textual analysis dates back to ancient times, the use of computers to analyze texts is a recent development.
Every two years, the writing center community converges at the International Writing Center Association Conference and National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing. The 2010 conference is…
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Coffee? Maybe you should sleep on it…
We’re in Week Four of classes at DePaul University, and you know what that means: coffee! With midterms just around the corner, students are more likely to…