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Bartholomae Summary
As
a Professor of English and former Director of Composition at the
University of Pittsburgh, David Bartholomae is an expert in the field
of composition. Inventing the university is a means overcome any
discourse between the writer and the audience. As students learn to
write, they begin with a particular topic. If that topic is
unfamiliar to them, they must research in order to learn the language
that topic would use in order to gain understanding from the reader
as to what is written. There are various methods to invent the
university according to this essay from Bartholomae.
Learning
to speak the language is a way to ease the discourse between an
inexperienced writer and academic professionals at the university.
Whether it is a subject matter such as Economics or Mathematics, one
would need to understand the basic vocabulary in that particular
field or subject, and appropriate arguments and know how to evaluate
any statements made by the writer. Some students may pretend to know
the language using words or phrases that may not seem appropriate,
and would be obvious to those more experienced in that subject
matter. This type of assumption to speak the language can be
considered carry off the bluff, as if they writer is full of
knowledge on the main points or ideas.
In his method of collecting various sampling for both experienced and inexperienced writers, Bartholomae discovered some keen similarities yet obvious differences between the two. He noted that while they both show discourse on the range of topics, they both may not have understood the audience as well as they should have. Although with the experienced writers, he did acknowledge that they did profess a privileged style of writing for which they became the subject matter expert or drew in the audience to perceive such. There is an importance to connect the two worlds of both the reader and the writer for the message to be concise of the message and for it to be understood as it was intended.
As
the student writer becomes more experienced, they will be able to
take on more technical discussions or presentation of the concepts
used in his or her writing. A commonplace is where alike members have
similar interpretations based on their shared or similar experiences
which causes their understanding. This is advantageous in writing
because the writer can enforce the material in which they are writing
about as it could possibly relate to their intended audience. Finding
a commonplace would provide the most basic point of reference which
could explain the general nature and specifics to more experienced
writers.
The
major difference between expert writers and the novice would be that
an expert is more adept to convert their writing with similarities
the reader can relate to and interpret responses. Manipulation of the
audience and writing from a position of privileged discourse is a
skill learned with experience, for which expert writers have and
students set to achieve. Setting the foundation of commonplaces and
attempting more scholarly projects will enhance a student’s ability
in becoming more expert of a writer.
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