Defining a rhetoric as a social invention arising out of a particular time, place, and set of circumstances, Berlin notes that "no rhetoric--not Plato's or Aristotle's or Quintilian's or Perelman's--is permanent." At any given time several rhetorics vie for supremacy, with each …
Defining a rhetoric as a social invention arising out of a particular time, place, and set of circumstances, Berlin notes that "no rhetoric--not Plato's or Aristotle's or Quintilian's or Perelman's--is permanent." At any given time several rhetorics vie for supremacy, with each …
This book will prepare learners to study effectively in English at university level. It provides practice in developing essential skills for academic study, such as critical thinking, effective note-taking, citation and referencing, summarizing and paraphrasing, and avoiding pla…
This book will prepare learners to study effectively in English at university level. It provides practice in developing essential skills for academic study, such as critical thinking, effective note-taking, citation and referencing, summarizing and paraphrasing, and avoiding pla…
This groundbreaking book reports the results of a seven-year study in which six teacher-researchers worked together to inquire into the thinking and writing of college students. The study offers a model of collaborative, naturalistic classroom research that not only allowed the …
The social construction of texts within "genres" has become a factor in discussions of theory, research and practice in applied linguistics, ESL/EFL pedagogies and rhetoric. This volume identifies some of the genre theories, examines related issues and approaches and discusses a…
The social construction of texts within "genres" has become a factor in discussions of theory, research and practice in applied linguistics, ESL/EFL pedagogies and rhetoric. This volume identifies some of the genre theories, examines related issues and approaches and discusses a…
"College writing, for learners of American English, is a semi-academic writing course that takes college students from paragraph structuring to essay writing through a process approach. The areas covered include generating ideas, organizing, drafting, reviewing and revising"--Ba…
