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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465004003321

Titolo

Reworking English in rhetoric and composition : global interrogations, local interventions / / edited by Bruce Horner and Karen Kopelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale, Illinois : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8093-3339-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Disciplina

808/.0420711

Soggetti

English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching

English language - Composition and exercises - Study and teaching

Report writing - Study and teaching

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Rhetoric - Social aspects

Language and culture

English language - Globalization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Many of the ideas and insights presented in this volume emerged out of work accomplished at the University of Louisville English Department's 2010 Thomas R. Watson Conference on Rhetoric and Composition on 'Working English in Rhetoric and Composition: Global/local Contexts, Commitments, Consequences'.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION. Reworking English in Rhetoric and Composition-Global Interrogations, Local Interventions by Bruce Horner; I. REWORKING LANGUAGE; 1. THE BEING OF LANGUAGE by Marilyn M. Cooper; 2. MULTILINGUALITY IS THE MAINSTREAM by Jonathan Hall; 3. ENGLISH ONLY THROUGH DISAVOWAL: Linguistic Violence in Politics and Pedagogy by Brice Nordquist; 4. CRITICAL LITERACY AND WRITING IN ENGLISH: Teaching English in a Cross-Cultural Context by Weiguo Qu; II. LOCATIONS AND MIGRATIONS: GLOBAL/LOCAL INTERROGATIONS

5. FROM THE SPREAD OF ENGLISH TO THE FORMATION OF AN



INDIGENOUS RHETORIC by LuMing Mao6. THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE: Localizing Transrhetorical Texts in Gl/Oklahoma Classrooms by Rachel C. Jackson; 7. WORKING ENGLISH THROUGH CODE-MESHING: Implications for Denigrated Language Varieties and Their Users by Vivette Milson-Whyte; 8. U.S. TRANSLINGUALISM THROUGH A CROSS-NATIONAL AND CROSS-LINGUISTIC LENS by Nancy Bou Ayash; III. PEDAGOGICAL/INSTITUTIONAL INTERVENTIONS; 9. TOWARD "TRANSCULTURAL LITERACY" AT A LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE by Patricia Bizzell

10. IMPORT/EXPORT WORK?: Using Cross-Cultural Theories to Rethink Englishes, Identities, and Genres in Writing Centers by Joan Mullin, Carol Peterson Haviland, and Amy Zenger11. THE ARKANSAS DELTA ORAL HISTORY PROJECT: Youth Culture, Literacy, and Critical Pedagogy "in Place" by David A. Jolliffe; 12. RETHINKING MARKEDNESS: Grammaticality Judgments of Korean ESL Students' Writing by Junghyun Hwag and Joel Hardman; 13. RELOCALIZED LISTENING: Responding to All Student Texts from a Translingual Starting Point by Vanessa Kraemer Sohan

AFTERWORD: On the Politics of Not Paying Attention (and the Resistance of Resistance) by Karen KopelsonAPPENDIX: SURVEY; WORKS CITED; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

In Reworking English in Rhetoric and Composition, editors Bruce Horner and Karen Kopelson gather leading scholars and new voices in the field of rhetoric and composition to offer a dynamic new perspective on English as it is used today. This provocative volume explores the myriad ways in which English is constantly redefined, revised, and redirected through specific, located acts of writing, rhetoric, teaching, and learning. Contributors provide insightful contributions to the study of English from both national and international perspectives, revealing the language as a fluid a



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782335203321

Autore

Weymont Deborah

Titolo

Supporting young people coping with grief, loss and death [[electronic resource] /] / Deborah Weymont & Tina Rae

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Paul Chapman, 2006

ISBN

1-4462-7962-6

9786611897796

1-281-89779-5

1-84860-848-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 p.) : ill

Collana

Lucky Duck Books

Altri autori (Persone)

RaeTina

Disciplina

155.9370835

Soggetti

Grief in adolescence

Loss (Psychology) in adolescence

Bereavement in adolescence

Teenagers - Counseling of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Lucky Duck book".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133).

Nota di contenuto

COVER; Contents; Session 1 - Understanding Loss; Session 2 - Divorce and Separation; Session 3 - Belonging; Session 4 - A Matter of Life and Death; Session 5 - Facts and Figures; Session 6 - Beliefs and Customs; Session 7 - Feelings and Thoughts; Session 8 - Questions and Answers; Session 9 - The Grief Cycle; Session 10 - Support and Communication; Session 11 - Remembering and Celebrating; Session 12 - Review

Sommario/riassunto

The authors have drawn on their research and practical work with teenagers to provide students aged11 to 18 with an opportunity to: consider the effects of grief, loss and death; and develop the ability to talk about, acknowledge and manage the feelings associated with the grieving process.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781809703321

Autore

Joekes Susan P

Titolo

Competition and development [[electronic resource] ] : the power of competitive markets / / by Susan Joekes and Phil Evans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ottawa [Ont.], : International Development Research Centre, c2008

ISBN

9786611728144

9786611278304

1-55250-405-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 p.)

Collana

In-Focus Collection

Altri autori (Persone)

EvansPhil

Disciplina

338.6/048091724

Soggetti

Competition - Developing countries

Competition, Unfair - Developing countries

Restraint of trade - Developing countries

Antitrust law - Developing countries

Free trade - Developing countries

Trade regulation - Developing countries

International trade

Developing countries Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Executive Summary; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1. The Issues; Part 2. The Approach; Part 3. The Experience in Developing Countries; Part 4. Recommendations, Actions, and Tools; Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

The growth of international trade and investment and the spread of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements have resulted in increasing economic integration, affecting almost all nations of the world. This has brought about many changes in the economies of developing countries, including a move away from state-controlled enterprise. However, it has also made developing countries more vulnerable to new and potentially harmful types of anticompetitive business practices. This book demonstrates the importance of true and fair competition to sustainable development and an effective marketplace,