Counselors' Claims of Insufficient Knowledge in Academic Writing Consultations

Contributing to academic literacies research, this study investigates how counselors at university writing centers in Sweden and Finland handle the micro-level management of knowledge in advice-giving. While writing counselors are experienced in academic writing, they are not necessarily familiar wi...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of educational research 2021-09, Vol.65 (6), p.1065-1080
Main Authors: Skogmyr Marian, Klara, Henricson, Sofie, Nelson, Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Language
Academic literacies
Academic Support Services
Academic writing
claims of insufficient knowledge
College Students
Consultation Programs
Conversation analysis
Expertise
Foreign Countries
institutional interaction
Intellectual Disciplines
Interaction
Knowledge
Knowledge Level
Multiple Literacies
Tutors
Writing (Composition)
writing consultation
Writing Evaluation
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Summary:Contributing to academic literacies research, this study investigates how counselors at university writing centers in Sweden and Finland handle the micro-level management of knowledge in advice-giving. While writing counselors are experienced in academic writing, they are not necessarily familiar with students' subject areas and may also lack access to other relevant information, such as specific writing instructions. Using Conversation Analysis, we examine how writing counselors address their lack of relevant knowledge through claims of insufficient knowledge (CIK). CIKs are typically used in assessment activities, to downgrade both positive and negative assessments, but sometimes also to upgrade positive assessments. Our findings demonstrate how the distribution of knowledge is negotiated in academic writing consultations and illustrate the epistemic complexity of this setting.
ISSN:0031-3831
1470-1170
1470-1170
DOI:10.1080/00313831.2020.1788151