Writing Across Languages and Cultures

by Purves, Alan C.

• ISBN13: 9780803926868
• ISBN10: 0803926863
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1988-03-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

Contrastive rhetoric is the term used to describe the observable differences in the linguistic and structural aspects of writing from culturally different settings. Writing Across Languages and Cultures - the second volume in the Written Communication Annual series - introduces theoretical and methodological approaches to issues in contrastive rhetoric and its relationship to teaching and curricula. It also considers national differences in writing styles, how these cultural patterns are transferred to second language writing and the criteria applied to the writing of non-native speakers.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Theoretical Considerations

Culture, Writing and the Curriculum

The Problem of Comparability of Writing Tasks

Developing a Rating Method for Stylistic Preference

A Cross-Cultural Pilot Study

National Differences in Writing Styles

Writers in Hindi and English

Cultural Variation in Persuasive Student Writing

Cultural Variation in Reflective Writing

Transfer of Rhetorical Patterns in Second Language Learning

The Second Language Learner and Cultural Transfer in Narration

Narrative Styles in the Writing of Thai and American Students

Cultural Differences in Writing and Reasoning Skills

The Rating of Student Performance in Written Composition

Summing Up

Contrastive Rhetoric and Second Language Learning

Notes Toward a Theory of Contrastive Rhetoric

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