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Max Hueber Verlag Deutsch uben: Band 17: Adjektive
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Max Hueber Verlag Alphabetisierung fur Kinder
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Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht Kreatives Und Therapeutisches Schreiben: Ein
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Columbia University Press Brevity
Book SynopsisDavid Galef provides a guide to writing flash fiction, from tips on technique to samples by canonical and contemporary authors to provocative prompts that inspire powerful stories in a little space. Brevity is an indispensable resource for anyone working in this increasingly popular form.Trade ReviewIf I had to choose just one book for my class in writing flash fiction, it would be this one. Practical, direct, wonderful examples, fun to read-if this book doesn't energize your writing, nothing will. -- Robert Shapard, coeditor of Sudden Fiction: American Short-Short Stories Brevity represents a useful addition to the range of current creative writing texts, combining an anthology of flash fiction with an analysis of the subcategories within the form and writing exercises that will inspire students. Galef's witty, welcoming tone will appeal to beginning and intermediate writers. Often, I felt so inspired by the prompts that I wanted to sit down at my computer and try the exercises myself. -- Eileen Pollack, author of A Perfect Life: A Novel Brevity is a thorough introduction to the form, offering a variety of strategies for composition, as well as a wide-ranging, international anthology linked to each chapter's focus. A relentlessly generative, eclectic, instructive, entertaining, and motivational text. -- Michael Martone, author of The Flatness and Other Landscapes Galef is an excellent writer, and the book throughout is a delight-he makes the reader want to immediately start writing... He provides deft insights and suggestions on editing... and he suggests techniques that work well when applied to a small text. Best of all, each chapter provides examples of great flash fiction-from authors as different as Saki and Steve Martin-as well as ideas for readers to explore. Publishers WeeklyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments A Short Introduction Vignettes. Readings: Colette: "The Other Wife"; Isaac Babel: "An Incident on the Nevsky Prospekt" Character Sketches. Readings: L. E. Leone: "The Argument for a Shotgun"; Josefina Estrada: "The Extravagant Behavior of the Naked Woman" Letters. Readings: Yasunari Kawabata: "Canaries"; Phil Karasik: "Mickey the Dog Phones Home" Diary Entries. Readings: Will Stanton: "Barney"; Mark Budman: "The Diary of a Salaryman" Lists. Readings: Sei Shonagon: "Annoying Things"; Steve Martin: "Disgruntled Former Lexicographer" Fables. Readings: Anonymous: Untitled; Raphael Dagold: "The Two Rats and the BB Gun" Anecdotes. Reading: The peasant and the genie Prose Poems. Readings: Yusef Komunyakaa: "Nude Interrogation"; Len Kuntz: "Story Problems" Soliloquies, Rants, Riffs, and Themes. Readings: Christine Byl: "Hey, Jess McCafferty"; John Edgar Wideman: "Witness" Perfect Miniatures. Readings: John Collier: "The Chaser"; Jeffrey Whitmore: "Bedtime Story" Intermission: Cutting Down. Bruce Taylor: "Exercise" Surrealism. Readings: Richard Brautigan: "A Need for Gardens"; Donald Barthelme: "The Baby" What If? Readings: Wayland Hilton-Young: "The Choice"; Dicky Murphy: "The Magician's Umbrella" Genre. Readings: Roxane Gay: "The Mistress of Baby Breath"; Tara Orchard: "My Love" Setting. Readings: Bharati Mukherjee: "Courtly Vision"; Alice Walker: "The Flowers" Twists. Readings: Luisa Valenzuela: "Vision Out of the Corner of One Eye"; Saki: "The Open Window" Two Viewpoints. Readings: Robert Schipits: "Dialogue Between Two Teenagers, One Interested in Cars and One Not"; Ryan Ridge: "Shaky Hands & All" Mass Compression. Readings: Bruce Holland Rogers: "Dinosaur"; Susan O'Neill: "Memento Mori" Metafiction. Readings: Ptim Callan: "Story"; Jorge Luis Borges: "Borges and I" Vanishing Point. Readings: Merilee Faber: "We came around the corner"; Dean Clayton Edwards: "It was pretending"; Davian Aw: "She raised the glass"; Augusto Monterroso: "The Dinosaur" The Future Conclusion Bibliography Permissions Index
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Indiana University Press Sailing the Inland Sea On Writing Literature and
Book SynopsisCalling on the image of the Midwest's vanished inland sea, the author presents a collection of essays that ponder writing and the "landlocked imagination." The essays range from interviews with Indiana writers Kurt Vonnegut, Scott Sanders, Marguerite Young, and others, to discussions on techniques grounded in a Midwestern sensibility.Trade ReviewA native Hoosier, Neville celebrates place and her home state's considerable contributions to the literary world. The essays are eclectic, engaging, and entertaining. . . . Highly recommended for all libraries with large collections on creative writing and for all libraries in the Midwest. * Library Journal *Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. On the Banks of Lost River2. Where the Landscape Moved Like Waves: An Interview with Marguerite Young 3. River of Spirit: An Interview with Dan Wakefield 4. Sacred Space in Ordinary Time 5. Quaker Zen: On Jessamyn West's Friendly Persuasion 6. Vonnegut: An Interview with Kurt Vonnegut 7. Free Singers/Be: On Etheridge Knight 8. On Wildness and Domesticity: An Interview with Scott Russell Sanders 9. The Gospel According to Lish10. Imagination 11. On Being Fierce 12. Monopoly Houses: On John McPhee's In Search of Marvin Gardens 13. Sailing the Sea in New Harmony Indiana: On Digression in Creative Nonfiction 14. Driving Famous Writers Around I465 15. Leaping Across the Canyon: On Writing 16. Where's Iago? 17. Saturation: On Climate, Politics, and Sex in Magic Mountain and Snow Country (or the Ballad of the S.A.D. Café) 18. Time Capsules: On Time in Willa Cather's Death Comes for the Archbishop 19. The Apprenticeship of Flannery O'Connor 20. The Gift of Fire: A Meditation on Art and Madness 21. On Common Ground: Indiana Literature and the Land 22. The Economy of Peace
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Yale University Press A Writing Guide for Learners of Chinese Museum of
Book SynopsisAn accessible guide to writing Chinese at the intermediate levelTrade Review“A solid book for training students at intermediate and advanced-low levels to develop their writing skills in specific genres.”—Yang Wang, Brown University“The work is important and practical. Students will benefit from the models and the vocabulary introduced.”—Hong Li, Emory University"Learners of Chinese naturally accumulate vocabulary from the text models and draw practical tips from the templates and prompts before crafting their own writing, making this detailed guide truly user-friendly."—Rose Wang, Wheaton College
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WW Norton & Co FLASH
Book SynopsisAn engaging and frank guide to writing the very short story, full of sound advice, exemplary models and provocative exercises.Trade Review"FLASH! Writing the Very Short Story by John Dufresne identifies the qualities that make for excellent flash fiction and guides would-be writers with exercises and examples through the world of the very short story. A perfect guide for any writer interested in trying this popular form." -- Writers' Forum magazine
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Complete Guide to Writing Producing
Book SynopsisA step-by-step guide through the entire process of preparing andpublishing high-quality technical manuals The Complete Guide to Writing and Producing Technical Manuals showsthe reader how to create clear, well-organized technical manualsfor any equipment, simple or complex. Requiring no specializedbackground knowledge, this unique guide lays out all the aspects ofthe job--from initial concept to final publication. The authordraws on more than twenty-five years'' experience as a technicianand technical writer to provide authoritative, easy-to-followinstructions on how to organize detailed technical information intoa finished, high-quality technical manual. Major topics include: * Planning procedures for technical manuals * Manual types and arrangements, including operation manuals,maintenance and repair instructions, illustrated parts lists, andmore * Layout and format, including sample page layouts * Writing style and technical editing techniques *Table of ContentsTechnical Writing as a Career. Technical Manuals and Handbooks. Planning a Technical Manual. Publishing Systems. Layout and Format. Manual Writing Style. Preparing a Manual Specification. Front Matter and Introductory Material. Illustrations. Table Preparation. Operation. Maintenance and Repair Instructions. Illustrated Parts Breakdown. Appendixes and Addenda. Amending Manuals. Preparing Camera-Ready Copy. Printing and Binding. The Technical Editor. A Technical Handbook Department--From Concept to Operation. Appendices. Glossary of Technical Terms. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Writing Reports to Get Results
Book SynopsisThe professional''s quick-reference handbook for writing business and technical reports Professionals in business, government, and technical fields often need help in organizing and writing reports for associates, clients, and managers. This simple tutorial handbook offers expert tips and useful ideas for organizing ideas, structuring reports, and adding spice to technical papers. Writing Reports to Get Results offers in-depth guidance for writing: short, informal reports, such as job progress reports and inspection reports semiformal reports, such as laboratory and medium-length investigation and evaluation reports formal reports, such as analytical and feasibility studies and major investigations technical and business proposals of varying complexity The authors use a simple pyramid method to help writers organize their information into the most convenient and simplest structure for any type of documTrade Review"...designed for people who work in a business or technical environment and have to write reports...plans are designed to assist managers, business administrators, researchers, supervisors, scientists, and students in writing more readily and...easily." (Clinical Leadership & Management Review, January/February 2002)Table of ContentsPreface xi Part I A Practical Approach to Report Writing 1 1 How to Use These Guidelines 2 2 The Report Writer’s Pyramid 4 Getting Started 4 Identifying the Reader 5 Identifying the Message 6 Using the Pyramid Method 7 Focusing the Message 8 Developing the Details 10 Expanding the Details Section 13 Part 2 Informal Reports 17 3 Incident, Field Trip, and Inspection Reports 18 Incident Reports 18 Incident Report: Reporting a Project Delay 20 Field Trip Reports 22 Trip Report No. 1: Reporting an Installation 24 Trip Report No. 2: Reporting a Site Evaluation 26 Reporting Conference Attendance 26 Inspection Reports 28 Inspection Report No. 1: Inspecting a Contractor’s Work 32 Inspection Report No. 2: Inspecting Electronic Equipment 34 4 Progress Reports, Project Completion Reports, and Short Investigation Reports 38 Progress Reports 38 Occasional Progress Report 40 Progress Report No. 1: Occasional Progress Report 42 Periodic Progress Report 44 Progress Report No. 2: Periodic Progress Report 45 Headings and Paragraph Numbering 49 Project Completion Report 49 Project Completion Report: Reporting a Project Is Finished 50 Short Investigation Reports 52 Short Investigation Report: Correcting an Electrical Problem 53 Part 3 Semiformal Reports and Proposals 55 5 Test and Laboratory Reports 56 Industrial Laboratory Reports 56 Industrial Laboratory Report: Testing a Water Stage Manometer and Digital Recorder 58 Academic Laboratory Reports 67 6 Investigation and Evaluation Reports 69 Semiformal Investigation Report: Study of High Gas Consumption 70 Comparison between Semiformal and Letter-Form Investigation Reports 80 7 Suggestions and Proposals 84 Informal Suggestions 85 Informal Suggestion: Proposal for a Study 86 Semiformal Proposals 86 Proposals That Present an Idea 88 Semiformal Proposal No, 1: Proposal to Install Videoconference Facilities in Three Capilano Group Divisions 90 Proposals That Offer a Service 105 Semiformal Proposal No. 2: Offering to Provide a Service 106 The Formal Proposal 117 Letter of Transmittal 119 Summary 119 Introduction 119 Description of Work, Problem, and Situation 119 Approach to Doing Work, Resolving Problem, or Improving Situation 119 Organization and Planning 119 Exceptions 120 Price Proposal 120 Experience 120 Appendixes 120 Proposal Appearance 120 Part 4 Formal Reports 121 8 The Formal Report 122 Traditional Arrangement of Report Parts 122 Alternative Arrangement of Report Parts 124 Analysis of a Formal Report 125 Cover Letter 125 Title Page 128 Summary 130 Table of Contents 132 Introduction 134 Discussion 136 Conclusions 146 Recommendations 148 References/Bibliography 148 Appendix 150 Dan Rogerson’s Report Writing Sequence 154 Part 5 Report Writing Techniques and Methods 155 9 Appearance and Format of Memorandum, Letter, and Semiformal Reports 156 Sample Reports 158 Notes about Figures 9‒2 and 9‒3 158 Notes about Figure 9‒4 161 Improving the Body of the Report 162 Redesigning the Page 162 Choosing a Font 162 Justifying Text Only on the Left 164 Avoiding All Caps 164 Using Tables to Display Information 164 10 Developing a Writing Style 166 Get the Focus Right 166 Identify the Reader 167 Identify the Purpose 167 Write to Inform 168 Write to Persuade 168 Be Direct 168 Use the Pyramid Structure 169 Write in the First Person 170 Use the Active Voice 172 Avoid “Clutter” 174 Use Simple Words 174 Remove Words of Low Information Content 175 Eliminate Overworked Expressions 177 Avoiding Gender-specific Language 178 Be Consistent When Referring to Men and Women 178 11 Whiting a List of References or a Bibliography 180 How to Write References 181 Bibliographies 186 Footnotes 187 Planning for Reference/Bibliography Entries 189 12 Inserting Illustrations into Reports 190 Some General Guidelines 191 Using Computer Software to Produce Graphics 191 Tables 192 Graphs 193 Bar Charts 197 Histograms 199 Surface Charts 200 Pie Charts 201 Flowcharts, Site Plans, and Line Diagrams 202 Photographs 204 The Size and Position of Illustrations 204 13 Guidelines for Spelling and Handling Abbreviations and Numbers 206 Spelling 206 Abbreviations 207 Numbers 208 Metric (SI) Units 209 References 209 14 The Report Writing Process 210 Preparing to Write 210 Organizing the Information 212 Writing the Words (Draft) 214 Editing the Information 216 Initial Proofreading 216 Detailed Editing 217 Revising the Text 220 Doing a Second (or Subsequent) Edit 220 Obtaining an Objective Opinion 220 15 Guidelines for Working with a Report Production Team 222 Working with Management 223 Working with Other Writers 223 Using Email to Communicate with Others 225 Working with Illustrators, Draftspersons, and Graphic Artists 226 Working with a Printer 227 Index 229
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Psychological Reports A Guide to Report Writing
Book SynopsisProvides a systematic approach to writing psychological reports for optimal clarity, thoroughness, and impact A clinical report should have all the clarity and precision of a military dispatch. Unfortunately, as anyone who deals with psychological reports knows, this is almost never the case.Table of ContentsResearch on Reports. The Implicit Contract Between Reader and Writer. The Expository Process Model. Reporting Models and Linguistic Styles. The Report in Context. Organization and Content of the Report. Special Problems in the Specialties. Existing Research and Future Needs. Appendices. Glossary. References. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Consultants Guide to Proprosal Writing How to
Book SynopsisThe essential guide to proposal writing for business consultants just got better. It has been updated and revised to include up-to-the-minute information on writing the most effective proposals. New to this edition are chapters on marketing on the Internet, which includes tips on using e-mail and web sites, and a chapter on desktop publishing.Table of ContentsAn Orientation in Proposals. What It Takes to Write a Good Proposal. The Development of Effective Strategies. Some Basics of Sales and Marketing. Gathering Market Intelligence. In the Beginning. Program Design. Writing, Communication, and Persuasion. Special Presentation Guides and Strategies. Graphics. The Executive Summary (and Other Front Matter). Common Problems and Ideas for Solutions. Miscellaneous Important Information for Proposal Writing. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Writing and Speaking in the Technology
Book SynopsisAn updated edition of the classic guide to technical communication Consider that 20 to 50 percent of a technology professional's time is spent communicating with others. Whether writing a memo, preparing a set of procedures, or making an oral presentation, effective communication is vital to your professional success.Trade Review"I wish I had known of this publication years ago. It would have made the growth of a professional career less chaotic and better organized...highly recommended to all professionals..." (Journal of Veterinary and Human Toxicology, Vol. 45, No. 5, October 2003)Table of ContentsPreface xiii PART I Getting Started: Writing the First Drafts Can Engineers Write? 3 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(1) March 1984 Joan Knapp Preparing to Write the Document: A Worksheet for Situational Analysis in the Workplace 7 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(1) March 1990 Ronald J. Nelson Issue Trees: A Tool to Aid the Engineering Writer 12 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-37(2) June 1994 Joan Temple Dennett and Michael Hseih Ready, Aim—Write! 21 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-31(1) March 1988 Ruth C. Savakinas Beginnings and Endings: Keys to Better Engineering Technical Writing 24 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(4) December 1997 Marcia Martens Pierson and Bion L. Pierson Could You Be Clearer? An Examination of the Multiple Perspectives of Clarity 30 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-35(2) June 1992 Ronald E. Dulek The Grammar Instinct 34 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-45(2) June 2002 Alan D. Manning Comparing the Two Cultures in Technical Writing 39 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-34(2) June 1991 Don Bush PART II Construction and Content: Putting Documents Together Creating a Doc Spec 45 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-42(2) June 1999 Liz Wing Write a Good Technical Report 49 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(1) March 1984 Gael D. Ulrich How to Avoid the Transitional Ax in Indirect Bad News Messages 55 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-34(1) March 1991 Thomas L.Wiseman Job Hunting: Sharpening Your Competitive Edge 5 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(4) December 1984 Ron S. Blicq How to Write a Recommendation 6 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(4) December 1984 Alan D. Wilcox Some Guidance on Preparing Technical Articles for Publication 7 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-32(1) March 1989 Richard Manley, Judith Graham, and Ralph Baxter Today’s Style Guide:Trusted Tool with Added Potential 8 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-41(1) March 1998 Jane Perkins and Cassandra Maloney “Professional Communication” and the “Odor of Mendacity”: The Persistent Suspicion that Skillful Writing is Successful Lying 8 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-38(3) September 1995 Edmond H. Weiss PART III Text and Graphics: Presenting Information Visually Editing Visual Media 97 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-41(1) March 1998 Thomas R. Williams and Deborah A. Harkus Visual Discriminability of Headings in Text 110 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-35(2) June 1992 Thomas R. Williams and Jan H. Spyridakis Choosing the Right Graph 117 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-45(1) March 2002 Jean-Luc Doumont and Philippe Vandenbroek Table Construction: Do’s and Don’ts 123 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-32(1) March 1989 Eva Dukes Safety Labels: What to Put in Them, How to Write Them, and Where to Place Them 128 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-30(3) September 1987 Christopher Velotta Editing Math: What to Do with the Symbols 134 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-33(3) June 1990 Barry W. Burton Displaying Scientific Graphics on Computer 138 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(2) June 1997 Janet E. Lincoln and Donald L. Monk PART IV Manuals and Procedures: Giving Directions that Work Designing and Writing Operating Manuals 155 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(1) March 1984 Lidia Lopinto Manual Dexterity—What Makes Instructional Manuals Usable 158 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(2) June 1984 James P. Gleason and Joan P. Wackerman Selecting and Switching: Some Advantages of Diagrams Over Tables and Lists for Presenting Instructions 161 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-41(4) December 1998 Angelique Boekelder and Michael Steehouder Using a Structured Design Analysis To Simplify Complex In-House Computer Manuals 174 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-35(1) March 1992 John S. Craig Single-Source Manuals 180 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-37(2) June 1994 Gary Bist The Effects of Screen Captures in Manuals: A Textual and Two Visual Manuals Compared 187 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-42(2) June 1999 Mark Gellevij, Hans van der Meij, Ton deJong, and Jules Pieters The User Edit: Making Manuals Easier to Use 202 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-24(1) March 1981 Marshall A. Atlas PART V Proposals: Writing to Win the Customer Fifteen Questions to Help You Write Winning Proposals 207 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-26(2) June 1983 T. M. Georges The Short Proposal:Versatile Tool for Communicating Corporate Culture in Competitive Climates 208 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-32(2) June 1989 Bernard E. Budish and Richard L. Sandhusen Technical Writing and Illustrating Strategies for Winning Government Contracts 213 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-28(2) June 1992 Robert B. Greenly Storyboarding Can Help Your Proposal 219 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-32(1) March 1989 Robert A. Barakat Developing Winning Proposal Strategies 225 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-34(3) September 1991 Robert A. Barakat Clarification Questions That Work 235 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-31(2) June 1988 Annette D. Reilly Proposals: Write to Win 238 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-26(2) June 1983 Clark E. Beck Broadening Employment Horizons:Transferring Proposal Writing Skills from For-Profit to Nonprofit Organizations 240 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-39(2) June 1996 Sherry Shebley Hamilton PART VI Revising and Editing: Refining Your Documents Theory and Practice of Editing Processes in Technical Communication 247 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-28(1) March 1985 Roger E. Masse When the Basics Aren’t Enough: Finding a Comprehensive Editor 256 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-37(3) September 1994 Laurel K. Grove Collaborative Writing in the Workplace 260 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-32(3) September 1989 Charles R. Stratton Reverse Engineering: The Outline As Document Restructuring Tool 265 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-29(3) September 1986 Dietrich Rathjens How Writing Helps R&D Work 271 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-30(2) June 1987 Herbert B. Michaelson The Paradox of Revision: A Study of Writing as a Product in the Revision of Manuals 271 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-39(1) March 1996 Alice I. Philbin and Melissa M. Spirek Online Editing: Mark-Up Models and the Workplace Lives of Editors and Writers 279 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-38(3) June 1995 David K. Farkas and Steven E. Poltrock PART VII Oral Presentations: Speaking Effectively to Groups A Quick and Easy Strategy for Organizing a Speech 289 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-33(3) September 1990 Richard A. Lindeborg A Good Speech is Worth a Thousand (Written) Words 293 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(1) March 1984 Bert Decker The Engineering Presentation—Some Ideas on How to Approach and Present It 296 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-26(4) December 1983 Ronald C. Rosenburg Authenticity Beats Eloquence 299 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-30(2) June 1987 Susan Dressel and Joe Chew Handling a Hostile Audience—With Your Eyes 301 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-32(1) March 1989 Gilda Carle Improving Oral Marketing Presentations in the Technology-Based Company 304 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-31(2) June 1988 Michael F. Warlum Illustrations in Oral Presentations: Photographs 308 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-41(3) September 1998 Thomas Walsh Producing a Video on a Technical Subject: A Guide 312 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-36(2) June 1993 Danny Dowhal, Gary Bist, Peter Kohlman, Stan Musker, and Heather Rogers PART VIII Listening, Meeting, and Teamwork:Working with Others to Get Results You Haven’t Heard a Word I Said: Getting Managers to Listen 323 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-37(1) March 1994 Jo Procter Becoming an Effective Listener 326 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-23(2) June 1980 Marion E. Haynes Toward Better Meetings: A Psychologist’s View 330 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-24(3) September 1981 Eugene Raudsepp Presenting the Successful Technical Seminar 333 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-26(1) March 1983 Thomas Ealey Project Characteristics and Group Communication: An Investigation 336 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-45(2) June 2002 Tom L. Roberts, Paul H. Cheney, and Paul D. Sweeney Between Silence and Voice: Communicating in Cross-Functional Project Teams 351 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-34(1) March 1991 Linda Loehr A Dialogue Technique to Enhance Electronic Communication in Virtual Teams 357 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-43(2) June 2000 Bernard C. Y. Tan, Kwok-Kee Wei, Wayne W. Huang, and Guet-Ngoh Ng Videoconferencing as a Communication Tool 370 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(1) March 1997 Jan A. Sprey PART IX Global Communication: Conveying Meaning Internationally World Language Status Does Not Ensure World Class Usage 379 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-35(1) March 1992 Joann T. Dennett English Language Education for Specific Professional Needs 380 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-44(3) September 2001 Thomas Orr When Culture and Rhetoric Contrast: Examining English as the International Language of Technical Communication 385 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-42(4) December 1999 Kirk St. Amant The Organization of Japanese Expository Passages 389 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-42(3) September 1999 Waka Fukuoka and Jan H. Spyridakis Measuring the Translatability of Simplified English in Procedural Documents 398 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(1) March 1997 Jan H. Spyridakis, Heather Holmback, and Serena K. Shubert Babel in Document Design: The Evaluation of Multilingual Texts 407 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-43(3) September 2000 Leo Lentz and Jacquelin Hulst Aligning International Editing Efforts with Global Business Strategies 417 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-35(2) June 1992 Carol Leininger and Rue Yuan Tackling the Needs of Foreign Academic Writers: A Case Study 425 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(1) March 1997 Shimona Kushner PART X The Internet: Making the Most of Cyberspace Stylistic Guidelines for E-Mail 433 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-77(4) December 1994 Renee B. Horowitz and Marian G. Barchilon “Who’s Reading My E-Mail?” A Study of Professionals’ E-Mail Usage and Privacy Perceptions in the Workplace 439 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(1) March 1997 Patricia A. Chociey Customer Partnering: Data Gathering For Complex On-Line Documentation 446 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(2) June 1997 JoAnn T. Hackos, Molly Hammar, and Arthur Elser Challenges in Developing Research-Based Web Design Guidelines 455 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-43(3) September 2000 Mary B. Evans The Web and Corporate Communication: Potentials and Pitfalls 466 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-39(1) March 1996 Gary Ritzenthaler and David H. Ostroff Editing A Web Site: Extending the Levels of Edit 473 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-41(1) March 1998 Steven L. Anderson, Charles P. Campbell, Nancy Hindle, Jonathan Price, and Randall Scasny Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities: An Introduction for Web Developers 484 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-44(4) December 2001 Jeff Carter and Mike Markel A Conceptual Framework for International Web Design 493 IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-44(2) June 2001 Fatemah M. Zahedi, William V. Van Pelt, and Jaeki Song Index 515 About the Editor 519
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The University of Michigan Press Academic Interactions
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The University of Michigan Press The ESL Writers Handbook 2nd Ed.
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LUP - University of Michigan Press GenreBased Writing
Book SynopsisDefines genre and genre-based writing instruction and the five principles of a genre-based pedagogy. By discussing the genre-related practices and social and rhetorical aspects of genre, Christine Tardy is able to outline strategies for exploring rhetorical moves and playing with genre form in the classroom.
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Princeton University Press The Imaginative Argument
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Particularly helpful [and] offers sound suggestions. . . . [These] are pointers all writers can use."---Erika Dreifus, The Writer
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Princeton University Press Sacred Rhetoric The Christian Grand Style in the
Book Synopsis"There are no studies of a sacred grand style in the English Renaissance," writes Debora Shuger, "because even according to its practitioners it was not supposed to exist." Yet the grand style forms the unacknowledged center of traditional rhetorical theory. In this first history of the grand style, Professor Shuger explores the growth of a ChristiTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*CHAPTER ONE. THE CHARACTERS OF STYLE FROM ANTIQUITY THROUGH THE MIDDLE AGES, pg. 14*CHAPTER TWO. THE HISTORY OF SACRED RHETORIC IN THE RENAISSANCE, pg. 55*CHAPTER THREE. RHETORIC, SOPHISTIC, AND PHILOSOPHY: THE LEGITIMATION OF PASSIONATE DISCOURSE, pg. 118*CHAPTER FOUR. HELLENISM AND HEBRAISM: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-CICERONIAN GRAND STYLE, pg. 154*CHAPTER FIVE. GOD, SELF, AND PSYCHE: THE THEOLOGICAL BASES OF THE GRAND STYLE, pg. 193*CONCLUSION, pg. 241*APPENDIX. THE SEVEN IDEAS OF HERMOGENES, pg. 259*GLOSSARY OF RHETORICAL TERMS, pg. 261*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 265*INDEX, pg. 283
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Princeton University Press Poetic and Legal Fiction in the Aristotelian
Book SynopsisWhen Philip Sidney defends poetry by defending the methods used by poets and lawyers alike, he relies on the traditional association between fiction and legal procedure--an association that begins with Aristotle. In this study Kathy Eden offers a new understanding of this tradition, from its origins in Aristotle's Poetics and De Anima, through itsTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 1*One. Legal Proof and Tragic Recognition: The Aristotelian Grounds of Discovery, pg. 7*Two. Poetry and Equity: Aristotle's Defense of Fiction, pg. 25*Three. Rhetoric and Psychology: The Aristotelian Foundations of the Poetic Image, pg. 62*Four. Image and Imitation: Aristotle's Contribution to a Christian Literary Theory, pg. 112*Appendix. Hamlet and the Reaches of Aristotelian Tragedy, pg. 176*Index, pg. 185
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John Wiley & Sons Inc AZ of Medical Writing
Book SynopsisThe purpose of this book is to help doctors and health professionals with their writing problems. It consists of several hundred topics, from the process of writing to authorship, and from the use of semi-colons to the law of late literals. These are arranged alphabetically with cross referencing.Trade Review"To conclude, having this volume to hand is essential if you want to revise your writing skills in those idle moments and be amused at the same time." (Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, December 2010)
£37.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc Scientific Writing
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive and practical book covers the basics of grammar as well as the broad brush issues such as writing a grant application and selling to your potential audience. The clear explanations are expanded and lightened with helpful examples and telling quotes from the giants of good writing. These experienced writers and teachers make scientific writing enjoyable.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Skinny writing. How to get into quadrant two and stay there. Back to basics. abstracts - getting it write! Journal articles. Report writing. Grantsmanship. References - what to cite and how to do it. Teaching writing skills.
£40.80
John Wiley & Sons Inc Because Writing Matters
Book SynopsisThis updated edition of the best-selling book Because Writing Matters reflects the most recent research and reports on the need for teaching writing, and it includes new sections on writing and English language learners, technology, and the writing process.Table of ContentsPreface ix The Authors xi INTRODUCTION Why Writing Matters 1 ONE Improving Student Writing: Challenges and Expectations 9 TWO Learning to Write 19 THREE Writing to Learn 43 FOUR Professional Development 57 FIVE Standards and Assessments for Writing 71 SIX What Administrators Can Do to Create Effective Writing Programs 87 Notes 105 Bibliography 115 Index 123
£12.59
MJ - Ohio University Press The Memoir and the Memoirist Reading and Writing
Book SynopsisThe memoir is the most popular and expressive literary form of our time. Writers embrace the memoir and readers devour it, propelling many memoirs by relative unknowns to the top of the best-seller list. Writing programs challenge authors to disclose themselves in personal narrative.Trade Review“Larson applies his methods to some of the finest examples of the form, with exhilarating analyses of works by writers as diverse as Virginia Woolf, Frank McCourt, Mary Karr, Mark Doty, Dave Eggers, Andrew Hudgins, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Rick Bragg. The result is a book that deserves the attention of literary scholars and anyone attempting to add his or her own contribution to the genre.” * Ploughshares *“Indispensable…arguably one of the two or three best references for those who teach and write nonfiction.” * Brevity *“Larson shines as a reader. His always lucid style, wide-ranging and perceptively analyzed examples, and thorough bibliography of memoirs make the book a valuable reference source as well as a good read.” * Biography *“I’ve never met Thomas Larson, but from reading The Memoir and the Memoirist, I’ve concluded that I’d love to talk to him.... He draws on long experience as a reader, writer, and teacher to describe and embrace the modern memoir before it becomes fussed over and codified by academics.” * Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction *“An invaluable aid for the would-be memoirist, the book is highly recommended.” * The Midwest Book Review *“An established memoirist in his own right, Larson delves into nitty-gritty analyses of memoirs and those who write them.… This is a valuable book for anyone who contemplates writing a memoir, or who simply enjoys reading them.” * American Society of Journalists & Authors *“A particularly enlightening book for memoir writers and teachers. Larson has a readable style, writes intelligently and openly about what makes an authentic piece of life writing. He includes an invaluable number of memoirs worth reading as well as references to books on memoir. Highly recommended.”“Written with clarity, Larson’s contribution to the analysis of both what drives writers to deliver to a hungry audience the intimate details of their lives, and his opinions about the reason why we keep reading, makes for an enlightening book.”“This thoughtfully reasoned and lucidly written book delves further into the dynamics of the new memoir than anything I know of, and is sure to spark discussion, help guide would-be practitioners, and bring much–needed illumination to a vexed subject.” * author of The Art of the Personal Essay *“What makes the book particularly valuable is Larson’s obvious familiarity with and discussion of some of the biggest titles in the field.” * Bookslut *“Thomas Larson’s The Memoir and the Memoirist is much more than another how–to book. With great depth and clarity, Larson examines that which drives writers to cast their lot with truth and celebrates the myriad ways writers ’reassemble’ themselves while seeking and shaping their stories.” * author of Fault Line and Between Revolutions: An American Romance with Russia *“Absorbing and eclectic.”“In this provocative guide to the art of memoir writing, Larson examines the complex nature of the self in search of itself and demonstrates how the subtle art of remembering gives birth to that anomaly we call the memoirist. The Memoir and the Memoirist is a must read for every writer and reader of this dynamic literary genre.” * author of Unreliable Truth: On Memoir and Memory *“Thomas Larson thoroughly explores the genre from a place of love and critical thinking. He dives headfirst into a sea of human stories, explaining and comparing, bringing readers a better understanding of the uniqueness of the niche.… An enlightening book.”
£27.90
Ohio University Press The Memoir and the Memoirist Reading and Writing
Book SynopsisThe memoir is the most popular and expressive literary form of our time. Writers embrace the memoir and readers devour it, propelling many memoirs by relative unknowns to the top of the best-seller list. Writing programs challenge authors to disclose themselves in personal narrative.Trade Review“Larson applies his methods to some of the finest examples of the form, with exhilarating analyses of works by writers as diverse as Virginia Woolf, Frank McCourt, Mary Karr, Mark Doty, Dave Eggers, Andrew Hudgins, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Rick Bragg. The result is a book that deserves the attention of literary scholars and anyone attempting to add his or her own contribution to the genre.” * Ploughshares *“Indispensable…arguably one of the two or three best references for those who teach and write nonfiction.” * Brevity *“Larson shines as a reader. His always lucid style, wide-ranging and perceptively analyzed examples, and thorough bibliography of memoirs make the book a valuable reference source as well as a good read.” * Biography *“I’ve never met Thomas Larson, but from reading The Memoir and the Memoirist, I’ve concluded that I’d love to talk to him.... He draws on long experience as a reader, writer, and teacher to describe and embrace the modern memoir before it becomes fussed over and codified by academics.” * Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction *“An invaluable aid for the would-be memoirist, the book is highly recommended.” * The Midwest Book Review *“An established memoirist in his own right, Larson delves into nitty-gritty analyses of memoirs and those who write them.… This is a valuable book for anyone who contemplates writing a memoir, or who simply enjoys reading them.” * American Society of Journalists & Authors *“A particularly enlightening book for memoir writers and teachers. Larson has a readable style, writes intelligently and openly about what makes an authentic piece of life writing. He includes an invaluable number of memoirs worth reading as well as references to books on memoir. Highly recommended.”“Written with clarity, Larson’s contribution to the analysis of both what drives writers to deliver to a hungry audience the intimate details of their lives, and his opinions about the reason why we keep reading, makes for an enlightening book.”“This thoughtfully reasoned and lucidly written book delves further into the dynamics of the new memoir than anything I know of, and is sure to spark discussion, help guide would-be practitioners, and bring much–needed illumination to a vexed subject.” * author of The Art of the Personal Essay *“What makes the book particularly valuable is Larson’s obvious familiarity with and discussion of some of the biggest titles in the field.” * Bookslut *“Thomas Larson’s The Memoir and the Memoirist is much more than another how–to book. With great depth and clarity, Larson examines that which drives writers to cast their lot with truth and celebrates the myriad ways writers ’reassemble’ themselves while seeking and shaping their stories.” * author of Fault Line and Between Revolutions: An American Romance with Russia *“Absorbing and eclectic.”“In this provocative guide to the art of memoir writing, Larson examines the complex nature of the self in search of itself and demonstrates how the subtle art of remembering gives birth to that anomaly we call the memoirist. The Memoir and the Memoirist is a must read for every writer and reader of this dynamic literary genre.” * author of Unreliable Truth: On Memoir and Memory *“Thomas Larson thoroughly explores the genre from a place of love and critical thinking. He dives headfirst into a sea of human stories, explaining and comparing, bringing readers a better understanding of the uniqueness of the niche.… An enlightening book.”
£12.34
Ohio University Press Spirituality and the Writer
Book SynopsisIn a book-length essay on the evolving, improvisatory world of spiritual literature, Thomas Larson surveys authors old and new who have shaped religious autobiography and spiritual memoir. He shows just how the writer’s craft must prevail to capture the fleeting and personal truths of the spirit in an important addition to nonfiction craft studies.Trade Review"(S)uperb…. (Spirituality and the Writer’s) erudite analysis of texts and expansive concern for the human condition is both inspiring and reassuring, creating a kinship between the writers Larson discusses and the reader.“ * Rain Taxi *“In Spirituality and the Writer, Thomas Larson offers an astute examination of the craft and artistry needed to successfully render faith, doubt, and transcendent experience onto the page. From Thomas Merton to Annie Dillard, Cheryl Strayed to Mother Teresa, Larson defines the genre of spiritual memoir broadly, creating a powerful resource for writers, teachers, students, and anyone with an interest in spirit-seeking literature. Larson’s captivating book is both a toolbox and an inspiration.”“Thomas Larson is a first-rate scholar and writer. Spirituality and the Writer is a book for anyone interested in spiritual writing, as well as for anyone wishing to live a well-considered life.”“Reading Spirituality and the Writer is like dream-walking in the tracks of a master guide to the sublime. Larson’s inquiry into the realm of authentic spiritual writing creates a tableau of the erudite, the creative, and the spiritual. Not only will I return to this book but to every work that Larson plumbs through his expansive lens of the spiritual writer and the unmoored soul.”Praise for The Memoir and the Memoirist: “This thoughtfully reasoned and lucidly written book delves further into the dynamics of the new memoir than anything I know of, and is sure to spark discussion, help guide would-be practitioners, and bring much–needed illumination to a vexed subject.”Praise for The Memoir and the Memoirist: “Indispensable … arguably one of the two or three best references for those who teach and write nonfiction.” * Brevity *
£19.94
John Wiley & Sons A Students Guide to Academic and Professional
Book SynopsisThis handbook will help educators write for the rhetorical situations they will face as students of education and practicing teachers. It provides clear and helpful advice for responding to the varying contexts, audiences, and purposes that arise in four written categories in education: classroom, research, credential, and stakeholder writing.
£28.76
University of Minnesota Press Neatness Counts Essays on the Writers Desk
Book SynopsisReflects on the poetics of the desk - rolltop or bureau-plat, cluttered or bare, the schematic desk, the dramatic desk, the dramatic lack of any such furniture. This work offers a series of meditations on how orderliness, chaos, and other physical states correspond with both the exhilaration of production and the desperation of writer's block.
£14.24
John Wiley & Sons Inc Guidelines for Writing Effective Operating and
Book SynopsisGood written procedures can reduce the number of accidents caused by human error. This book shows how to remedy this problem through selecting and implementing actions that promote safe, efficient operations and maintenance, improve quality and cost control. It also includes practical samples of procedure formats, checklists and many references.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Glossary. Chapter 1. Introduction to Effective Procedure Writing. 1.1. Why Was This Book Written? 1.2. Book Objectives. 1.3. The Current Worldwide Trend Toward Procedures. 1.4. Who Should Use This Book? 1.5. Where Do You Go From Here? Chapter 2. Process Safety Environmental, and Quality Considerations. 2.1. Purpose. 2.2. Understanding the Guidelines and Regulations. 2.3. Voluntary Guidelines. 2.4. Governmental Regulations. 2.5. Quality Considerations. 2.6. Some Elements of Effective Procedures and Procedure. Management Systems. 2.7. Additional Considerations. 2.8. Conclusion. Endnotes. Chapter 3. How to Design An Operating and Maintenance Procedure Management System. 3.1. Purpose. 3.2. The Importance of Written Procedures. 3.3. Elements of a Comprehensive Procedure Management System. 3.4. Determining Procedure Management System Requirements. 3.5. Evaluating Your Current Practices. 3.6. Identifying Your Resources. 3.7. Designing and Implementing Your Procedures Management System. 3.8. How to Determine Which Procedures to Write. 3.9. Implementing a Procedure Project. 3.10. Procedure Training. 3.11. Maintaining and Improving Your Procedure Management System. 3.12. Conclusion. Chapter 4. Writing Operating and Maintenance Procedures. 4.1. Purpose. 4.2. What Resources Do You Need Before You Begin Writing? 4.3. What Do We Know About the Procedure. 4.4. Considerations for Effective Procedures. 4.5. Importance of Procedure Format. 4.6. Introductory Sections. 4.7. Procedure Steps Section. 4.8. Drafting the Procedure. 4.9. The Procedure Review and Approval Cycle. 4.10. Special Considerations for Maintenance Procedures. 4.11. Batch Process Considerations. Chapter 5. Elements of Effective Procedures. 5.1. Purpose. 5.2. Importance of Procedure Evaluation Criteria. 5.3. Who Will Use the Procedure Evaluation Criteria? 5.4. Procedure Checklists Elements. Endnotes. Chapter 6. Writing Emergency Operating Procedures. 6.1. Purpose. 6.2. Defining Events Requiring Emergency Operating Procedures. 6.3. Identifying Emergency Situations. 6.4. Developing and Writing Emergency Operating Procedures. 6.5. Directing the User to the Correct Emergency Operating Procedure. 6.6. Incorporating Human Factors in Emergency Operating Procedures. 6.7. using Decision Aids. 6.8. How Emergency Operating Procedures Link to the Emergency Response Plan. Endnotes. Chapter 7. Procedure Control. 7.1. Purpose. 7.2. What Is Procedure Control? 7.3. Controlling Procedure Revisions and Development. 7.4. Who Should Review the Procedures? 7.5. Procedure Approval. 7.6. Evaluating Procedures In Use. 7.7. Electronic Document Control. Chapter 8. Procedure Development Costs and Benefits. 8.1. Purpose. 8.2. reasons for Procedure Development. 8.3. Procedure Development Costs. 8.4. Return on Investment: Improvements You Can Expect from Effective Procedures. Endnotes. Appendix A. Selected Procedure Initiatives, Consensus Codes, and Regulations Affecting Procedures. Appendix B. Common Points of API, OSHA, and EPA. Appendix C. How to Determine the Tasks That Require Written Procedures. Appendix D. Procedure Performance Evaluation. Appendix E. Procedure Criteria Checklist. Appendix F. Sample Procedure Formats. Appendix G. Sample Formats of Operating Limits Tables. General References. Index.
£125.96
Duke University Press Strange Gourmets
Book SynopsisTheoretically sophisticated: How often has this term been used to distinguish a work of contemporary criticism and what, exactly, does it mean? This book shows how the politics of sophistication pervades contemporary culture both in the mainstream and at the academic margins.Trade Review“Litvak has taken taste out of the closet and shows us why so many—especially those who consider themselves to be centered in cultural studies—do not like the taste of taste. This book is as smart as it is strangely delicious.”—Carol Mavor, author of Pleasures Taken"One can hardly call Strange Gourmets a sophisticated book, since on the embarrassing subject of itself sophistication has always been too cool for words. No, one must call it a wildly sophisticated book, uncultivated enough, for all its fine intelligence, to speak whereof it knows. Like some brilliant chef who incorporates weeds into highly composed salads, the author means not to disown, but to parade the intimacy between sophistication (his own included) and rawer forms of taste, disgust, perversity. If his richly inventive cookery is more satisfying than sociological unmaskings that are as endless as they are futile, this is not least because, unlike them, it accords sophistication the respect owed to an appetite."—D. A. Miller
£22.79
University of Pittsburgh Press Politics Of Remediation
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£45.95
University of Pittsburgh Press The Formation of College English Rhetoric and Belles Lettres in the British Cultural Provinces Pittsburgh Series in Composition Literacy and Culture
Book SynopsisCo-Winner of the 1998 Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize for outstanding research publication in the field of teaching English language, literature, rhetoric and composition, The Formation of College English reexamines the civic concerns of rhetoric and the politics that have shaped and continue to shape college English.
£46.10
University of Pittsburgh Press Composition In The University
Book SynopsisComposition in the University examines the required introductory course in composition within American colleges and universities.
£42.63
University of Pittsburgh Press A Geopolitics Of Academic Writing
Book SynopsisOffers a critique of current scholarly publishing practices, exposing the inequalities in the way academic knowledge is constructed and legitimized. Winner of the 2002 JAC Gary A. Olson AwardTrade Review“A welcome intervention in such fields as English studies, rhetoric, liguistics, postcolonial theory, and of western knowledge construction in general, and the publishing practices of academia in particular.” —Rocky Mountain Review
£46.10
University of Pittsburgh Press CounterHistory of Composition A
Book SynopsisA Counter-History of Composition contests the foundational disciplinary assumption that vitalism and contemporary rhetoric represent opposing, disconnected poles in the writing tradition.Trade ReviewHawk's remapping of the field's histories is complicated and ambitious. He takes a romp through histories of invention, vitalism, method, and dialectic from Aristotle forward, providing, among other things, a much-needed counter-history to James Berlin and a rich reading of Coleridge's method that breathes life into complex vitalisms that the field has worked at erasing. - Dr. Sherrie Gradin, Ohio University ""In this original and important contribution to composition scholarship, Byron Hawk sets out to correct a crucial misunderstanding that has plagued theory and historiography for three decades: a mischaracterization of vitalism. By providing a nuanced analysis of this crucial concept, Hawk effectively rewrites our intellectual history. A must read!"" - Gary A. Olson, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University
£42.75
University of Pittsburgh Press Practicing Writing
Book SynopsisThomas Masters examines a pivotal era—the years following arrival of former soldiers on college campuses thanks to the GI Bill—in the history of the most ubiquitous and most problematic course offered in America: freshman English.
£42.63
University of Pittsburgh Press Writing on the Move
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2019 CCCC Outstanding Book Award.In this book, Rebecca Lorimer Leonard shows how multilingual migrant women both succeed and struggle in their writing contexts.Trade ReviewHow is literacy revalued as it moves across borders and boundaries? What forms does literate mobility take? What functions does the process of literate valuation perform? Refreshingly insightful and profoundly original, Writing on the Move offers an indispensable framework for theorizing about these questions and for understanding how competing social and economic forces shape, recognize, and regulate migrant literate lives."" - LuMing Mao, Miami University""Writing on the Move is an important contribution to transnational literacy studies. It not only complicates our understanding of literate repertoires performed in everyday life by migrant women with rich and resonant lives; it also extends our vocabulary of motive by critically examining how fixity, friction, and fluidity inform their literate values. A must-read in a time of great peril for immigrants in the U.S."" - Juan C. Guerra, University of Washington at Seattle
£37.00
