About the Journal

The basic idea of the journal is to provide a scholarly forum for the presentation of quality research and writing of students, faculty and alumni from IUP about composition, TESOL, and the combination of composition and TESOL. WPC&T solicits research that celebrates the interests, innovation, and creativity that characterize our program. Interested researchers and writers are encouraged to submit works-in-progress, theoretical discussions, philosophical critiques, or research papers that articulate the relationship from the perspective of either field or both.  Possible areas of inquiry include literacy, technology, pedagogy, teacher education, discourse analysis,  methodology, or theory. Special issues will be devoted to areas of broad concern such as the particular ways that composition and TESOL perspectives may be related.  Reviews of recently published monographs (no older than the prior calendar year) are also encouraged.

WPC&T will showcase the highest-quality work to be found within our academic community, and it will provide the opportunity for researchers and writers to receive valuable feedback and advice.  As is the case with all submissions, copyright remains with the author, so publishing research in WPC&T will not complicate efforts to publish the same research elsewhere.

Submissions, suggestions, ideas, comments and requests from students, faculty and alumni to join the editorial board should be directed to: wpc-t@iup.edu.