Review: Expanding Writing Center Research with Discourse Analysis

Authors

Sara Swaim, Northeastern State UniversityFollow
Randall W. Monty, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Abstract

Corpus-assisted discourse studies (CADS) is a growing field of study that provides for holistic understandings of written texts, spoken discourse, rhetorical strategies, and the people who use them. Organized as a discussion of the topics, methods, and their potential applications for writing center research, this essay reviews three edited collections, Corpus Approaches to Discourse: A Critical Review by Charlotte Taylor and Anne Marchi (Routledge, 2018); The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Approaches to Discourse Analysis by Eric Friginal and Jack A. Hardy (Routledge, 2020); and Research Methods for Digital Discourse Analysis by Camilla Vásquez (Bloomsbury, 2022). Each introduces a range of practices, insights, and concerns for combining corpus and discourse analysis, which can be useful for developing writing center research, consultant training, and administrative outcomes.

Recommended Citation

Swaim, Sara and Monty, Randall W. (2023) "Review: Expanding Writing Center Research with Discourse Analysis," Writing Center Journal: Vol. 41 : Iss. 2, Article 13.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7771/2832-9414.2020