Description
Drawing on both first-year and upper-level student writing, the book examines the discourse of students at different points in their education. It also distinguishes between argumentative and analytic essays to explore the way school genres and assignments shape students' choices.
In focusing on sentence-level features such as hedges ("perhaps") and boosters ("definitely"), this study shows how such rhetorical choices work together to open or close opportunities for thoughtful exchanges of ideas. Attention to these features can help instructors foster civil discourse, design effective assignments, and expose and question norms of higher education.
Reviews
This book fills a critical gap in our understanding of how undergraduates and early-career graduate students develop as academic writers and, crucially, why their writing evolves the way it does." - Dylan B. Dryer, University of Maine
Book Information
ISBN 9781603294522
Author Laura Louise Aull
Format Paperback
Page Count 206
Imprint Modern Language Association of America
Publisher Modern Language Association of America
Weight(grams) 323g