Guidelines: A Cross-Cultural Reading/Writing Text [Paperback]

Ruth Spack (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 13, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0521657407 | ISBN-13: 978-0521657402 | Edition: 2

A cross-cultural reading/writing text. The readings in the Student's Book offer a wide range of choices in terms of subject, genre, culture, gender, point of view, length, style, and theme, and yet lend themselves well to comparison, both within and across genres. These selections represent a number of diverse fields, including fiction and poetry, anthropology, education, biology, psychology, and business. The text also offers a variety of writing assignments, including a field research project. It includes guidelines for summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, documenting sources, and editing.

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Book Description

The readings in the Student's Book offer a wide range of choices in terms of subject, genre, culture, gender, point of view, length, style, and theme, and yet lend themselves well to comparison, both within and across genres. These selections represent a number of diverse fields, including fiction and poetry, anthropology, education, biology, psychology, and business. The text also offers a variety of writing assignments, including a field research project. It includes guidelines for summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, documenting sources, and editing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (July 13, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521657407
• ISBN-13: 978-0521657402
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,330,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super! For use with any college students - not just ESL/EFL, February 8, 2005

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I began using Guidelines (the first edition) in 1995 when it was essentially prescribed by an EFL colleague using it to teach another section of composition. I found it to be one of the best texts I've ever used for a comp class. The readings are genuinely engaging and students really felt motivated to reply in writing and with in-class discussion. Many years later, I'm no longer teaching composition, but keep this book on my shelf anyway since I never know when I will want to refer to one of the readings.

April Spencer

Director, Office of International Programs

U of Maine Farmington

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars But too bad they left out the May Sarton essay..., February 14, 2007

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This review is from: Guidelines: A Cross-Cultural Reading/Writing Text (Cambridge Academic Writing Collection) (Paperback)

I've used Guidelines for my advanced ESL composition course at a community college for the past six or seven years, and it's the best book I know of for the purpose. My only regret is that May Sarton's essay "The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life" was omitted from this new edition. I've had some great student papers that came from reading the Sarton essay back-to-back with Yezierska's "College," and considering the difference between solitude and loneliness. It's only a few pages--put it back in next time!

5.0 out of 5 stars great, October 19, 2011

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I bought this book because im taking ESL class and I decided to get it from amazon because was cheaper than everywhere.