Everyday Genres: Writing Assignments Across the Disciplines

by Mary Soliday

In Everyday Genres: Writing Assignments across the Disciplines, Mary Soliday calls on genre theory- which proposes that writing cannot be separated from social situation-to analyze the common assignments given to writing students in the college classroom, and to investigate how new writers and expert readers respond to a variety of types of coursework in different fields. This in-depth study of writing pedagogy looks at many challenges facing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809330199
• ISBN13: 9780809330195
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"