Language awareness [Paperback]

Paul A Eschholz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1978

An immediately and universally relevant subject, language is the ideal theme to explore in a composition course. Language Awareness collects contemporary and classic readings about language that not only make students more aware of its uses and more capable of analyzing its effects, but also help them to deploy language more effectively in their own writing.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

ALFRED ROSA and PAUL ESCHHOLZ are Professor Emeriti of English at the University of Vermont. They have collaborated on a number of best-selling texts for Bedford/St. Martin's, including Models for Writers: Short Essays for Composition, Ninth Edition (2007), Subject/Strategies, Eleventh Edition (2008), and Language: Introductory Readings, Seventh Edition (2008).

VIRGINIA CLARK was a professor of English at the University of Vermont and served as chair of the English department. With Paul Eschholz and Alfred Rosa, she is also the author of Language: Introductory Readings, Seventh Edition (2008).

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 297 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 2nd edition (1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312466919
• ISBN-13: 978-0312466916
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,639,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A "Con"-Text Book for Writing Students and Teachers, August 25, 2000

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William L. Scurrah (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Language Awareness: Essays for College Writers (Paperback)

I have used previous editions of this book in my college freshman composition courses. It does what very few composition texts or readers have ever done: the editors recognize that writing (and reading, of course) does not occur in isolation, but within the context of our own and our students' lives. Particularly, it aids students to think about their own writing in light of the cultural, psychological, and political issues of language, literacy, argumentation, and mass media. They include much about minority and non-Western cultures, plus articles and essays from both the present and the past. If you want to enhance your own or your students' understanding of the complex and exciting world of language, this is the book for you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource to coursework, December 30, 2008

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T. Herman "technical communicator in training" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Language Awareness: Readings for College Writers (Paperback)

Language Awareness was a required text in one of my classes, Rhetoric: Theory and Practice. It was used as supplemental material to the course topic. I read selections and then responded to them in writing using concepts that I'd learned from the class. The actual selections and exercises provide an excellent spring board for thought.

It was definitely a fun and useful addition to my learning process during the course.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good product, February 13, 2009

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Savannah Urban (Baton Rouge, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Language Awareness: Readings for College Writers (Paperback)

I was very satisfied with this product that I needed for my college english class. There are many short stories about language that are interesting to read.