The Idea of Expertise: An Exploration of Cognitive and Social Dimensions of Writing

Every day in our composition classes we answer the questions, what does it mean to be an expert writer and how do writers become experts. The goals of our classes indicate what we think expertise in writing is, and the way we teach indicates how we think writers achieve expertise. I am sure that there are many possible answers to these questions about expertise in writing, but right now our profession is faced with two apparently opposing...