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WHAT IS ENGLISH?
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| By: |
Peter Elbow |
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Paperback |
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£17.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0873523822 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780873523820 |
| Publisher: |
MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA |
| Pub. date: |
30 August, 1990 |
| Pages: |
271 |
| Synopsis: |
What Is English? is Peter Elbow's challenging and very personal "picture of a profession that cannot define what it is." Written in a lively and accessible style, What Is English? contains Elbow's reflections on the 1987 English Coalition Conference and on its implications for the profession as a whole. Elbow identifies and tackles the major areas addressed by the conference:* the question of what "English" means* the place of theory in reading and writing* the conflict between those who teach literature and those who teach writing* the controversies surrounding the canon* the nation's increasing preoccupation with assessmentTo include the voices of others who attended the conference, the book contains "interludes"-short pieces between chapters-in which teachers from all levels of instruction express their feelings and describe their experiences. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Modern Language Association of America |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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