Literary and Linguistic Computing Advance Access originally published online on June 7, 2005
Literary and Linguistic Computing 2005 20(Suppl 1):25-46; doi:10.1093/llc/fqi023
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<emma>: Re-forming Composition with XML
University of Georgia
Virginia Military Institute
Corresponding: Dr Christy Desmet, University of Georgia, Department of English, 254 Park Hall, Athens, Georgia 30602-6205, USA Email: cdesmet{at}uga.edu
This article describes the first two years of a project based in the English department at the University of Georgia, and titled <emma>, an Electronic Markup and Management Application. The article discusses the ways in which this project enables the development, management, and evaluation of archived portfolios of student writing. An overview of the development and technical architecture of the project describes the importance of markup for the production and reception of the texts, as well as for the development of composition theory and pedagogy. The article concludes with some critical evaluation of the use of <emma>, and identifies some areas of potential application for the future.