Ideology and Freshman Textbook Production: The Place of Theory in Writing Pedagogy.

Welch, Kathleen E.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Ideology and Freshman Textbook Production: The Place of Theory in Writing Pedagogy.

Welch, Kathleen E.

College Composition and Communication, v38 n3 p269-82 Oct 1987

Claims that two primary and mostly unacknowledged theories dominate writing textbooks: (1) a truncated version of the five classical canons, and (2) the modes of discourse--exposition, description, narration, and argumentation. (SKC)

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse, Rhetoric, Textbook Content, Theories, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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