Conceptions of literacy: graduate instructors and the teaching of first-year composition

Includes bibliographical references and index.Proposes a theoretical framework for examining new graduate instructors' pre-conceptions about literacy. A qualitative, empirical study in their first year of teaching to describe complex belief systems and how that influences them as teacher-learners. Finding they come with conceptions of literacy that impacts their training.--Provided by publisher.1. Introduction: A Framework for Understanding the Experiences of New Graduate Instructors -- 2. Yoga Ashrams and Mother-Teachers: Literacy for Personal Growth -- 3. Texts, Hierarchy, and Ritual: Cultural Literacy -- 4. Graduate Instructors at the Threshold: Threshold Concepts, Disciplinarity, and Social/Critical Literacy -- 5. Conclusion: An Emphasis on Literacy in the Practicum Course -- Appendix A: Descriptions of Instruments and Data Analysis -- Appendix B: Interview Protocol -- Appendix C: Assignment-Ranking Activity -- Appendix D: Coding Protocol -- Appendix E: Practicum Schedule of Topics and Readings