Contrastive rhetoric
Subtitle: cross-cultural aspects of second-language writing
By: Ulla Connor.
Series: The Cambridge applied linguistics series
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Language and languages -- Study and teaching; Rhetoric -- Study and teaching; Contrastive linguistics
Description: This volume explores the field of contrastive rhetoric, the study of how a person's first language and culture influence his or her writing in a second language. The book presents a comprehensive view of the research in this field, emphasizing the connections between contrastive rhetoric and the related disciplines of composition studies, cultural anthropology, translation studies, and text linguistics. Connor draws on this research to provide sound advice for dealing with cross-cultural issues in a variety of second language writing contexts. Her goal is to make teachers aware of the many factors influencing their students' attempts to compose effective texts and to help teachers draw on the resources individual learners bring to the writing task.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-194) and indexes.