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OverviewThis volume explores contrastive rhetoric for audiences in both ESL contexts and international EFL contexts, exposing the newest developments in theories of culture and discourse and pushing the boundaries beyond any previously staked ground. The book presents a comprehensive set of empirical investigations involving a number of first languages; 13 of the 17 authors are English-as-a-second-language speakers, many working in non-US contexts. This work develops a coherent agenda for contrastive rhetoric researchers, studying genres such as school writing, grant proposals, business letters, newspaper editorials, book reviews, and newspaper commentaries. Four chapters provide ethnographies and observations about contrastive rhetoric and the teaching of EFL and ESL. The book ends with a look to the future, suggesting it is more accurate to use the term ‘intercultural rhetoric’ to account for the richness of rhetoric variation of written texts and the varying contexts in which they are constructed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ulla Connor (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) , Ed Nagelhout (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) , William Rozycki (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 169 Weight: 0.725kg ISBN: 9789027254139ISBN 10: 9027254133 Pages: 324 Publication Date: 09 January 2008 Audience: Adult education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Introduction (by Connor, Ulla); 2. Section I. Current state of contrastive rhetoric; 3. From contrastive rhetoric to intercultural rhetoric: A search for collective identity (by Li, Xiaoming); 4. The importance of comparable corpora in cross-cultural studies (by Moreno, Ana I.); 5. Section II. Contrastive corpus studies in specific genres; 6. Metadiscourse across three varieties of English: American, British, and advanced learner English (by Adel, Annelie); 7. A genre-based study of research grant proposals in China (by Feng, Haiying); 8. Different cultures - different discourses? Rhetorical patterns of business letters by English and Russian speakers (by Wolfe, Maria Loukianenko); 9. Spanish language newspaper editorials from Mexico, Spain, and the U.S. (by Pak, Chin-Sook); 10. The rhetorical structure of academic book reviews of literature: An English-Spanish cross-linguistic approach (by Suarez, Lorena); 11. Newspaper commentaries on terrorism in China and Australia: A contrastive genre study (by Wang, Wei); 12. Section III. Contrastive rhetoric and the teaching of ESL/EFL writing; 13. Long sentences and floating commas : Mexican students' rhetorical practices and the sociocultural context (by LoCastro, Virginia); 14. English web page use in an EFL setting: A contrastive rhetoric view of the development of information literacy (by McBride, Kara); 15. From Confucianism to Marxism: A century of theme treatment in Chinese writing instruction (by You, Xiaoye); 16. Plagiarism in an intercultural rhetoric context: What we can learn about one from the other (by Bloch, Joel); 17. Section IV. Future directions; 18. A conversation on contrastive rhetoric: Dwight Atkinson and Paul Kei Matsuda talk about issues, conceptualizations, and the future of contrastive rhetoric (by Matsuda, Paul Kei); 19. Mapping multidimensional aspects of research: Reaching to intercultural rhetoric (by Connor, Ulla); 20. Notes on contributors; 21. IndexReviewsIf you are looking for a comprehensive study of contrastive rhetoric-the history of the field, the theories advanced within it, and the research done in all its areas- then Ulla Connor's Contrastive Rhetoric is the book for you...Her well-researched, painstakingly documented is a must-have for the serious student of writing between cultures...I will certainly use what I have learned from Connor's book in my classes...I think it will be a valuable resource to any language program that deals seriously with writing. Patricia Brennecke, Matsol Currents 'Like other titles in the Cambridge Applied Linguistic series, Contrastive Rhetoric is clearly organised to allow both the lay teacher and the specialist in second language writing ease of access to specific information whilst also being a satisfying cover to cover read.' VATME Newsletter No 73, 1997 'This is a welcome and readable addition to the literature. It will be of use to anyone concerned with genre analysis, text studies, EAP or process writing.' Teacher Development, No.35, 1997 '... this book provides excellent insights into the cultural differences that many students bring to their writing in English. These differences are clearly described in a way that makes them accesible to both teachers and learners themselves (at least those whose English is at Intermediate - advanced level) and should prove useful to teachers working with students who know that their writing in English is not as communicatively effective as they would wish it to be and want to learn why.' ESL, 1997 '... this book provides excellent insights into the cultural differences that many students bring to their writing in English. These differences are clearly described in a way that makes them accesible to both teachers and learners themselves (at least those whose English is at Intermediate - advanced level) and should prove useful to teachers working with students who know that their writing in English is not as communicatively effective as they would wish it to be and want to learn why.' ESL, 1997 If you are looking for a comprehensive study of contrastive rhetoric-the history of the field, the theories advanced within it, and the research done in all its areas- then Ulla Connor's Contrastive Rhetoric is the book for you...Her well-researched, painstakingly documented is a must-have for the serious student of writing between cultures...I will certainly use what I have learned from Connor's book in my classes...I think it will be a valuable resource to any language program that deals seriously with writing. Patricia Brennecke, Matsol Currents 'This is a welcome and readable addition to the literature. It will be of use to anyone concerned with genre analysis, text studies, EAP or process writing.' Teacher Development, No.35, 1997 'Like other titles in the Cambridge Applied Linguistic series, Contrastive Rhetoric is clearly organised to allow both the lay teacher and the specialist in second language writing ease of access to specific information whilst also being a satisfying cover to cover read.' VATME Newsletter No 73, 1997 '... this book provides excellent insights into the cultural differences that many students bring to their writing in English. These differences are clearly described in a way that makes them accesible to both teachers and learners themselves (at least those whose English is at Intermediate - advanced level) and should prove useful to teachers working with students who know that their writing in English is not as communicatively effective as they would wish it to be and want to learn why.' 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