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UNINA9910779995403321 |
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Autore |
Smit David William |
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Titolo |
The end of composition studies [[electronic resource] /] / David W. Smit ; with a foreword by Doug Hesse |
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Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, c2004 |
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0-8093-2585-3 |
0-8093-8747-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (263 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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808.042071173 |
808/.042/071173 |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching - United States |
Report writing - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-243) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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What is writing and writing ability? -- Learning to write -- How we compose -- Writing as a social practice -- Writing and thinking -- Transfer -- What is writing instruction and why is it so problematic? -- What does it mean to be a writing teacher? -- A r/evolutionary program -- Furthering the r/evolution. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Setting forth an innovative new model for what it means to be a writing teacher in the era of writing across the curriculum, The End of Composition Studies urges a reconceptualization of graduate work in rhetoric and composition, systematically critiques the limitations of current pedagogical practices at the postsecondary level, and proposes a reorganization of all academic units. David W. Smith calls into question two major assumptions of the field: that writing is a universal ability and that college-level writing is foundational to advanced |
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