Irene L. Clark (California State University, Northridge, USA)

Broschiertes Buch

Concepts in Composition

Theory and Practices in the Teaching of Writing

Beschreibung

Concepts in Composition is designed to foster reflection on how theory impacts practice, allowing prospective teachers to assume the role of both teacher and student as they enter the discipline of Writing Studies and become familiar with some of its critical conversations. The volume offers up-to-date scholarship and a deeper focus on diversity.

Autor

Irene L. Clark is Professor of English, Director of Composition, and Director of the Master's Option in Rhetoric and Composition at California State University, Northridge. She previously taught at the University of Southern California (USC), where she also co-directed the university's Writing Program and directed its Writing Center. She has authored several textbooks for both undergraduate and graduate students and written a number of articles concerned with Writing Studies, genre, and transfer. Her recent scholarly interest is in the interconnection between literacy and current work in neuroplasticity-the ability of the brain to alter in response to experience. She holds a B.A. in Music from Hunter College, an M.A. in English from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in English Literature from USC.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 478
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 874g
• ISBN-13: 9781138088658
• ISBN-10: 113808865X
• Artikelnr.: 56899294