A rhetoric of being: enthymemes, nationalism, and writing consciousness
Wu, Hui
Wu, Hui
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1998
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Based on cross-cultural studies of Euro-American and Chinese rhetoric, of national identity, and of literacy, my dissertation analyzes politics and conflicts in composition caused by multi-national identities and discourses. It investigates why national identity prescribes foreign students' rhetorical reasoning and how national values affect process-writing instruction to these students. Analyses of the academic literacy acquisition process and examples selected from composition classes provide evidence for the argument that conflicts in composition may be a result of the convergence of nationalisms: a rhetoric of being predetermines the rhetoric of teaching and writing.
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English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching
Chinese language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching
Nationalism
Intercultural communication
Literacy
Chinese language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching
Nationalism
Intercultural communication
Literacy
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iv, 239 leaves
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English