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"Embracing Digital Literacies: A Study of First-Year Students’ Digital Compositions"

 


About the Author

Bay VanWagenen graduated from California State University, Sacramento in 2013 with a Master's degree in English Composition. She currently teaches in the Merritt Writing Program at the University of California, Merced. Her research interests include genre studies, digital literacies, and first-year composition.

Contents

Introduction

Methodology Part 1

Students' Knowledge of Audience

Picturing an Audience

Managing an Audience

Managing an Audience (cont.)

Students' Knowledge of Genre

Facebook Genre Content

Blogging Genre Conventions

Blogging Genre Conventions (cont.)

Students' Knowledge of Purpose

Students' Knowlegde of Purpose (cont.)

Conclusion: Embracing Digital Literacies

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