Connors provides a history of composition and its pedagogical approaches to form, genre, and correctness. He shows where many of the today's practices and assumptions about writing come from, and he translates what our techniques and theories of teaching have said over time about our attitudes toward students, language and life.
Connors locates the beginning of a new rhetorical tradition in the mid-nineteenth century, and from there, he discusses the theoretical and pedagogical innovations of the last two centuries as the result of historical forces, social needs, and cultural shifts.
This important book proves that American composition-rhetoric is a genuine, rhetorical tradition with its own evolving theria and praxis. As such it is an essential reference for all teachers of English and students of American education.
| ISBN: | 9780822956303 |
| Publication date: | 5th June 1997 |
| Author: | Robert J Connors |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Series: | Composition, Literacy, and Culture |
| Genres: |
History of education Language learning: writing skills Creative writing and creative writing guides Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics |
Connors provides a history of composition and its pedagogical approaches to form, genre, and correctness. He shows where many of the today's practices and assumptions about writing come from, and he translates what our techniques and theories of teaching have said over time about our attitudes toward students, language and life.
Connors locates the beginning of a new rhetorical tradition in the mid-nineteenth century, and from there, he discusses the theoretical and pedagogical innovations of the last two centuries as the result of historical forces, social needs, and cultural shifts.
This important book proves that American composition-rhetoric is a genuine, rhetorical tradition with its own evolving theria and praxis. As such it is an essential reference for all teachers of English and students of American education.
Composition-Rhetoric features in the following genres: Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology
Composition-Rhetoric is available in Paperback
Composition-Rhetoric was written by Robert J Connors and published by University of Pittsburgh Press
Composition-Rhetoric has 384 pages
Yes it is part of Composition, Literacy, and Culture series
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