College writing and beyond : a new framework for university writing instruction

College writing and beyond : a new framework for university writing instruction / Anne Beaufort.

Composition research consistently demonstrates that the social context of writing determines the majority of conventions any writer must observe. Still, most universities organize the required first-year composition course as if there were an intuitive set of general writing "skills" usabl...

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Main Author: Beaufort, Anne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Logan, UT : Utah State University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching.
Report writing > Study and teaching.
English teachers > Training of.
Center for Writing.
Table of Contents:
  • The question of university writing instruction
  • The dilemmas of freshman writing
  • Freshman writing and first year history courses
  • Learning to write history
  • Switching gears: from history writing to engineering
  • New directions for university writing instruction
  • Epilogue: ten years later
  • Appendix A: from research to practice: some ideas for writing instruction
  • Appendix B: samples of Tim's essays
  • Appendix C: the research methodology.

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