The Writing Teacher's Sourcebook [Paperback]

the late Edward P. J. Corbett (Author), Nancy Myers (Author), Gary Tate (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195123778 | ISBN-13: 978-0195123777 | Publication Date: August 12, 1999 | Edition: 4

Now in its fourth edition, this widely acclaimed sourcebook remains one of the most up-to-date and inclusive works on teaching writing today. In this edition, the editors have added twelve new essays and deleted several from the previous edition, making the content as timely as possible. Emphasizing the importance of adapting good pedagogy to multiple environments and audiences, this unique collection features some of the most intellectually exciting and pedagogically sound articles in the field. The Writing Teacher's Sourcebook, 4/e, is the definitive resource for beginning and experienced teachers alike.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A great resource for writing teachers and writing program administrators. It provides ready access to current discussions about teaching writing, and does so succinctly."--Brian Whaley, University of Oregon

"An excellent overview. This book would be useful not only for composition scholars and instructors, but for anyone in any field who feels obligated to teach his or her students how to write."--Tom Philion, University of Illinois-Chicago

"Provides a broad-based awareness of contemporary perspectives on composition pedagogy."--Jerie Weasmer, Eastern Illinois University

Praise for the previous edition (first 4 quotes): "A classic introduction to the profession, for which the editors have selected a series of essays whose focus is openly practical and pedagogical--thus adamantly reasserting the close connection of our scholarship with the classroom. A wide-ranging and useful collection of essays for teachers, both beginning and experienced."--College Composition and Communication

"Still the best casebook for new writing teachers."--Patrick Scott, University of South Carolina

"Each edition of the book is stronger than the previous one. Both within and among chapters there is appropriate balance of theory and practice--just what new teachers need."--Duane H. Roen, Arizona State University

"Ideal for a course in teaching College Comp!"--Russ Larson, Eastern Michigan University

About the Author

Edward P. J. Corbet is at Ohio State University. Nancy Myers is at University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 4 edition (August 12, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195123778
• ISBN-13: 978-0195123777
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful and Useful, April 20, 2001

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This review is from: The Writing Teacher's Sourcebook (Paperback)

As an English graduate student looking forward to a career of teaching, I have read several books on the subject. This particular text is one of the most useful I've seen so far. The articles cover a myriad of teaching approaches and exercises for potential students.

While not forcing one particular philosophy on the reader, articles by authors like Peter Elbow, Douglas B. Park, Lisa Ede and Andrea Lunsford offer different perspectives on different ares of the teaching process. These articles help the reader decide how important "audience" is, and whether literature has a place in a freshman composition course.

Chapters cover such areas as: "Teachers," "Students," "Approaches," "Perspectives," "Composing and Revising," and "Styles," among other things. This book would be incredibly useful for a new teacher, a potential teacher, or even a student interested in further developing his or her own writing skills. The book offers ideas for a teacher to help a student with typical writing roadblocks: how to start, how to get organized, and how to overcome writer's block. An invaluable tool that has helped me not only develop my own philosophy on teaching, but has also helped me in my own writing process.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, March 9, 2011

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This book was a required text for a Composition Theory undergraduate course I took. There are some really good articles in it. Many are definite "dog ear for later review" material.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Foundation, February 15, 2011

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Ralph L. Wahlstrom "writer, teacher - author ... (buffalo) - See all my reviews
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The Tao Of Writing: Imagine. Create. Flow.
I've been using this book for many years in a graduate course on Teaching Writing. My students are mostly working English teachers getting Masters credits toward certification requirements, and the early readings in this book are a shock to their systems. Berlin's "Ideology" is a primer for graduate school jargon, but it's also a provocative introduction to the theories that have informed our teaching practices. That said, the book helps teachers understand the roots of much of what we do in the writing classroom. It gets them thinking about their own practice, and it teaches them to look cynically at the experts and some of our assumptions about how and what we teach. Finally, after the initial shock students dig in, and class gets interesting.