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Composition in the University

Composition in the University Historical and Polemical Essays - Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy, and Culture

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Examines the required introductory course in composition within American colleges and universities. The author argues that the course has historically been inappropriately influenced by humanist pedagogy - an unsatisfactory rationale for the study of writing - and proposes possible alternatives.

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ISBN: 9780822940562
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 808.042071173
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 306
Weight: 657g
Height: 247mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 25mm