A study of recognizing and developing voice in writing

dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Christine Louiseen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T17:39:59Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T17:39:59Z
dc.date.copyright1997en_US
dc.date.issued1997
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Communication and Social Foundations
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThis study is an attempt to better understand and recognize voice in writing, the development or discovery of voice in writers, and the English teacher's role in that development or discovery. A qualitative research methodology was conducted which provided for the interviewing of three groups of participants: published student writers, teachers of writing in the public school system, and adult writers who had received literary awards for their writing. Interview questions were designed to address the three driving research questions around voice. Findings suggest that voice in writing is linked to the person of the writer, technique, and perhaps content. The majority of the participants argued that voice could not be taught, but that technique, which is a large part of voice, could be taught. Most felt that voice in writing was recognized through technique. For the student writers the role of the Writing teacher and the writing class was significant.
dc.format.extent137 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/19469
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleA study of recognizing and developing voice in writingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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