The Work of Writing: Insights and Strategies for Academics and Professionals (Jossey Bass Higher & Adult Education Series) - Softcover

Rankin, Elizabeth

 
9780787956790: The Work of Writing: Insights and Strategies for Academics and Professionals (Jossey Bass Higher & Adult Education Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0787956791 ISBN 13: 9780787956790
Verlag: Jossey-Bass, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

Professional and academic writing is often seen as dull, dry, and as boring to write as it is to read. In The Work of Writing, Rankin challenges these assumptions by encouraging the professional writer to develop a strong writing voice and become fully engaged with the writing process, thus producing written work that is lively and engaging. This book will give academic practitioners and other professionals critical help in determining what to write, how to write it, and how to position their written works succesfully for the markets they wish to reach. Rather than a style manual, The Work of Writing focuses on the thinking, strategizing, and decision making that goes on in the heads of academic and professional writers. In doing so, it deals with the complex issues of purpose, audience, genre, and voice that all writers face. Drawing on collective experience of academic and professional readers as well as writers, Rankin offers a framework to help writers think about their writing in realistic, practical, and productive ways. The book offers specific examples and "real-life" scenarios that are familiar to all academic writers--and by extension, to practicing professionals as well.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Elizabeth Rankin teaches English and directs a faculty development program at the University of North Dakota, where she leads writing seminars and teaching workshops for faculty of all disciplines. She is a consultant-evaluator for the National Council of Writing Program Administrators.

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No matter what the writing assignment-journal article, executive summary, grant proposal, curriculum guide, or consultant's report― The Work of Writing will serve as an invaluable aid for faculty and professionals who need to hone their writing skills. In this book, Elizabeth Rankin draws on her years of experience as a leader of academic writing groups and shares a wealth of scenarios from actual writing experiences. These helpful stories speak to complex issues of audience, purpose, genre, and voice that writers routinely address. Using the strategies found in The Work of Writing will make the job of the writer more manageable, more productive, and more rewarding.

Aus dem Klappentext

No matter what the writing assignment-journal article, executive summary, grant proposal, curriculum guide, or consultant's report— The Work of Writing will serve as an invaluable aid for faculty and professionals who need to hone their writing skills. In this book, Elizabeth Rankin draws on her years of experience as a leader of academic writing groups and shares a wealth of scenarios from actual writing experiences. These helpful stories speak to complex issues of audience, purpose, genre, and voice that writers routinely address. Using the strategies found in The Work of Writing will make the job of the writer more manageable, more productive, and more rewarding.

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Verlag
Jossey-Bass
Erscheinungsdatum
2001
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0787956791
ISBN 13 
9780787956790
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
142
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