Embodied Composition Pedagogy

Student Researcher: Amanda Ayers | Faculty Adviser: Dr. Molly Daniel

University of North Georgia, McNair Scholars Program

Research Question Background

What are the methods and impacts of incorporating embodied
composition pedagogies into Composition 1102 classrooms
at the University of North Georgia?
Research Methods
Observe three indicators of embodied pedagogies in two Composition
1102 classrooms through syllabi analysis, classroom observation,
professor interviews, and student surveys.
Recent research has emphasized the importance
of corporeal identity in the classroom. When students
incorporate the context of their lived experiences into the
classroom, the impact of their identities is acknowledged.
For students with underrepresented racial, sexual, and
gender identities, this acknowledgment is necessary to
dismantle privilege. While support for the theories behind
embodied pedagogies grows, research into the methods
and impacts of embodied pedagogies is needed.

Collaborative Process Oriented "We write

Learning
Multimodality
Writing with and through
our bodies."
Asao B. Inoue
Antiracist Writing Ecologies

Observations
Syllabi
Analysis 1. Not all collaboration is equal. Student engagement
is higher in classrooms with embodied collaboration
Analyze language around collaboration,
multimodality, and the writing process. versus digital collaboration.
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P R O G R E S S

2. Verbal acknowledgment of bodies correlates

with higher levels of student engagement.

Classroom
Observation
Observe the correlation between student
engagement and the implementation of
embodied pedagogies.
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Next Steps
Professor Conduct student surveys.
Interviews Expand study to more composition classrooms.
Consider the role of race and gender in embodied pedagogies.
Discuss approaches to teaching
composition and perspective on these
I N

methodologies.
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Q: What is your experience with

Student
Surveys embodiment in the classroom?
Analyze student experiences in the
classroom, their awareness of their bodies,
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and their view of their professor.
EXPECTED RESULTS: April 2019 amandabaileyayers@gmail.com