Haas vs. Bartholomae

"At the college level, to become literate is in many ways to learn the patterns of knowing about, and behaving toward, texts within a disciplinary field." (358). Haas is saying that many students succeed in college by reading a text, understanding the material, and being able to remember it for future use. Most of the time, this doesn't require a student to take any ownership of the content, or take a vested interest in the point an author is trying to make. A successful student is often looked upon as one that can mimic the key points of his or her studies, which is shown by high grades on tests, quizzes and projects.

Bartholomae states, "The students have to appropriate (or be appropriated by) a specialized discourse, and they have to do this as though they were easily and comfortably one with their audience..." (511). Barthlomae is saying the same thing Haas is. Even though he is talking about writing, whereas Haas' essay discussed reading, both are connected. While a student is reading, they have to understand the concept they are reading about, and in turn, be able to turn that understanding into their own words on paper. Bartholomae discusses the student should be one with their audience (the reader). This is the same point Haas is trying to make; even though the reader may not be completely interested in the material they are reading, the author and reader have to somehow become "one" to be successful.