Refiguring Prose Style Possibilities For Writing Pedagogy

For about two decades, say Johnson and Pace, the discussion of how to address prose style in teaching college writing has been stuck, with style standing in as a proxy for other stakes in the theory wars. The traditional argument is evidently still quite persuasive to some-that teaching style is mos...

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Other Authors: Pace, Tom, 1969- (-), Johnson, T. R., 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press 2005.
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Summary:For about two decades, say Johnson and Pace, the discussion of how to address prose style in teaching college writing has been stuck, with style standing in as a proxy for other stakes in the theory wars. The traditional argument is evidently still quite persuasive to some-that teaching style is mostly a matter of teaching generic conventions through repetition and practice. Such a position usually presumes the traditional view of composition as essentially a service course, one without content of its own. On the other side, the shortcomings of this argument have been much discu
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (327 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]-308) and index.
ISBN:9781283267250
9786613267252
9780874215199
Access:Open Access