Focus (kinda, there’s other stuff here too): Students from working class backgrounds have different expectations on how language is used than their professors, who are accustomed to standard academic English, which is closest to the language used by people from the middle class and above. This means that the Writing Center, which sits somewhere between the professors and the students, sees language issues related to students not knowing what their professor expects out of their writing. This is especially noticeable at Kean University, where many students do come from a working class background.
Sources: James Gee, “Teenagers in new times: A new literacy studies perspective”, student demographics on the website given in class
I didn’t get very far, but I was struggling just to come up with a focus, so I see this as a triumph on my part. I’m sorry.
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