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Composition and the rhetoric of science : engaging the dominant discourse / Michael J. Zerbe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zerbe, Michael J., 1966-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.
- English language.
- Interdisciplinary approach in education.
- Report writing--Study and teaching.
- Report writing.
- Science--Study and teaching.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Composition and the Rhetoric of Science: Engaging the Dominant Discourse calls for instructors of first-year writing courses to employ primary scientific discourse in their teaching and for rhetoricians of science to think about teaching scientific discourse as a literacy skill.Author Michael J.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1: Contexts and Gateways
- 1. The Dominance of Scientific Discourse: Theoretical Contexts
- 2. The State of Scientific Discourse in Rhetoric and Composition
- 3. Scientific Discourse as a Cultural Studies Issue
- 4. Scientific Discourse as a Literacy Issue
- Part 2: Texts and Scenarios
- 5. Popularizations of Science
- 6. Scientific Discourse of Another Culture
- 7. Classics
- 8. You Are What Science Says You Are
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
- Author Bio
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-208) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8093-8744-1
- OCLC:
- 855906365
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