Sophisticated, Ineffective Books--The Dismantling of Process in Composition Texts.

Rose, Mike

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Publication Date: 1981-Feb

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Sophisticated, Ineffective Books--The Dismantling of Process in Composition Texts.

Rose, Mike

College Composition and Communication, v32 n1 p65-74 Feb 1981

Discusses the "static, insular" view of composition that is found in many composition textbooks. Notes how students might misconstrue arbitrary prescriptions in writing textbooks as rigid rules. Laments that textbook structures deemphasize the composing process. (RL)

Descriptors: College English, Higher Education, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbooks, Writing (Composition), Writing Processes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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