Second Language Rhetorics in Process
A Comparison of Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish
Will be published approx. on 1. December 1993
Book
Hardback
VIII, 158 pages
978-0-8204-2050-9 (ISBN)
Description
This study explores second language composing processes and rhetorics through the data-rich perspective of ethnography, a unique approach to the study of second language rhetorics and one that leads to increased understanding of cross-cultural written communication. Moreover, most second language composing studies are not longitudinal in scope. Although this study draws the bulk of its data from five colleague-researchers before they begin their studies in the United States, the study concludes with additional data collected after the participants complete their degrees. The results provide intriguing insights into second language pedagogy as well as manifold dimensions of cross-cultural communication.
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The Author: Alexandra Rowe Henry is the Director of the English Programs for Internationals at the University of South Carolina. She received her M.A. in Linguistics and her Ph.D. in English, with a specialization in Composition and Rhetoric, from the University of South Carolina. She has taught composition for more than twenty years, both in the United States and abroad. She has served as consultant and teacher trainer in Mexico, South Korea, Russia and Poland.