Chinese rhetoric and writing : an introduction for language teachers / Andy Kirkpatrick and Zhichang Xu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirkpatrick, Andy, author.

Contributor:

Xu, Zhichang.

Series:

Perspectives on writing (Fort Collins, Colo.)

Perspectives on Writing (Fort Collins, Colorado)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

Chinese language.

Report writing--Study and teaching--China.

Report writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Place of Publication:

Fort Collins, Colorado ; Anderson, South Carolina : The WAC Clearninghouse ; : Parlor Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The authors of Chinese Rhetoric and Writing offer a response to the argument that Chinese students' academic writing in English is influenced by "culturally nuanced rhetorical baggage that is uniquely Chinese and hard to eradicate." Noting that this argument draws from "an essentially monolingual and Anglo-centric view of writing," they point out that the rapid growth in the use of English worldwide calls for "a radical reassessment of what English is in today's world." The result is a book that provides teachers of writing, and in particular those involved in the teaching of English academic writing to Chinese students, an introduction to key stages in the development of Chinese rhetoric, a wide-ranging field with a history of several thousand years. Understanding this important rhetorical tradition provides a strong foundation for assessing and responding to the writing of this growing group of students.

Contents:

Front cover ; Series page ; Title page ; Contents ; Introduction; 1 Rhetoric in Ancient China; 2 The Literary Background And Rhetorical Styles; 3 The Rules of Writing in Medieval China and Europe; 4 The Ba Gu Wen 八 文 ; 5 Shuyuan and Chinese Writing Training and Practice ; 6 Principles of Sequencing and Rhetorical Organisation: Words, Sentences and Complex Clauses; 7 Principles of Sequencing and Rhetorical Organisation: Discourse and Text; 8 The End of Empire and External Influences; 9 Party Politics, the Cultural Revolution and Charter 08

10 A Review of Contemporary Chinese University Writing (Course) Books Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781602353039

1602353034

9781602353022

1602353026

OCLC:

1000357921