Rhetoric and educational discourse : persuasive texts

Rhetoric and educational discourse : persuasive texts / Richard George Edwards, Katherine Gordon Nicoll, Nicky Solomon.

This book is the first to offer a philosophical and linguistic analysis of rhetoric and discourse as deployed throughout education. It will be a key resource for those conducting research into discourse in any branch of education.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edwards, Richard, 1956 July 2-
Other Authors: Nicoll, Kathy, 1954-, Solomon, Nicky, 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Rhetoric.
Language and education.
rhetoric (discipline)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
Language and education
Rhetoric
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: acts of seduction?; Rhetorical practices; Metaphors of and in learning and teaching; Inventing the 'good teacher'; Cyberspace, cyberbole: metaphorizing the virtual; Taking up workplace learning; Action at a distance: the rhetoric of research management; Sultans of spin?; The migrating and forging of policy; Writing research; Bibliography; Index.

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