Nine commissioned essays introduce the non-specialist to the rapidly evolving field of composition studies, discussing the nature of the field, the relationship between composition and rhetoric and between theory and practice, the history of the discipline, its bibliogrphic sources and problems, its methods of research, teaching writing, and the politics of the profession. A concluding personal essay describes a life in the profession. Written by prominent authorities, these essays describe current developments in the field, outline the major issues, and suggest needed research. Most essays provide a brief bibliography of further readings. This important book gives students and teachers an invaluable overview of composition studies, a vital field of English and literacy education.
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"Well-written and ingratiating....Each essay has a bibliography and there is a useful index....Eminently readable."--Humanities
"A much needed book for all in composition."--Heidemarie Z. Weidner, Texas Tech University
"A good general set of essays for people new to the field."--Elaine Chin, University of Michigan
"A valuable introductory text for beginning graduate students."--Catherine Peaden, Illinois State University
"A much needed book for all in composition."--Heidemarie Z. Weidner, Texas Tech University
"A good general set of essays for people new to the field."--Elaine Chin, University of Michigan
"A valuable introductory text for beginning graduate students."--Catherine Peaden, Illinois State University
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Erika Lindemann is at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Gary Tate is at Texas Christian University.
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If you are a new teaching assistant or train Teaching Assistants, this is the book for you. Not only will this book motivate you as a teacher, but also it will introduce you to the wonderful field of Composition Studies. This book is a must for anyone interested in the Composition field! The essays can inspire, but will also present a picture of reality for those who are curious about the writing classrooms in colleges and about those who teach these classes
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After a particularly difficult passage in A Rhetoric of Motives, Kenneth Burke says Let us try again. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Southern Illinois, Angela Dowell, Eastern State, Teaching of English, James Berlin, Peter Elbow, Teaching the English Language Arts, Upper Montclair, Bibliographic Sourcebook, Greenwood Press, Handbook of Research, Erika Lindemann, Janet Emig, Mina Shaughnessy, Walker Gibson, Donald Stewart, James Flood, Kenneth Burke, Linda Flower, Louise Wetherbee, Rhetoric Review, The Making of Knowledge, World War, Written Communication New!
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After a particularly difficult passage in A Rhetoric of Motives, Kenneth Burke says Let us try again. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Southern Illinois, Angela Dowell, Eastern State, Teaching of English, James Berlin, Peter Elbow, Teaching the English Language Arts, Upper Montclair, Bibliographic Sourcebook, Greenwood Press, Handbook of Research, Erika Lindemann, Janet Emig, Mina Shaughnessy, Walker Gibson, Donald Stewart, James Flood, Kenneth Burke, Linda Flower, Louise Wetherbee, Rhetoric Review, The Making of Knowledge, World War, Written Communication New!
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- Research on Written Composition by George Hillocks on 5 pages
- Errors and Expectations: A Guide for the Teacher of Basic Writing by Mina P. Shaughnessy on 5 pages
- Writing Instruction in Nineteenth-Century American Colleges (Philosophical Explorations) by Professor James A. Berlin on 5 pages
- Composition As a Human Science: Contributions to the Self-Understanding of a Discipline by Louise Wetherbee Phelps on 5 pages
- Teaching Composition: 12 Bibliographical Essays by Gary Tate on 5 pages
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- Teaching Writing: Landmarks and Horizons by Associate Professor Christina Russell McDonald PhD on 5 pages
- Computers and the Teaching of Writing in American Higher Education, 1979-1994: A History (New Directions in Computers and Composition Studies) by Gail E. Hawisher on page 172
- Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student by Edward P. J. Corbett in Back Matter
- A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers by Erika Lindemann in Back Matter
- The WAC Casebook: Scenes for Faculty Reflection and Program Development by Chris M. Anson on page 125
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