Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
Everyday Borders of Transnational Students: Composing Place and Space with Mobile Technology, Social Media, and Multimodality
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2015
Abstract
Students living and attending institutions of higher education near the border of Mexico and the United States use mobile devices, multimodality, and social media to challenge institutional spaces in a number of ways. The study presents the results of mixed-method research designed to examine how students living in this context employ mobile devices and social media to negotiate this idea of space when doing writing work. The article also examines how the uses of mobile technologies affect writing practices including student awareness of popular modes of writing, academic genres, and rhetorical concepts affecting writing practices. Through examining such issues, the author argues for the development of multimodal pedagogies that can supplement and validate the lived experiences of the writing student who regularly move between different national, cultural, and educational contexts.
Recommended Citation
Monty, Randall W. "Everyday borders of transnational students: Composing place and space with mobile technology, social media, and multimodality." Computers and Composition 38 (2015): 126-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2015.09.013
Publication Title
Computers and Composition
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2015.09.013
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