Writing, Imitation, and Performance - Insights From Neuroscience Research

This book reconsiders imitation as a valuable pedagogical approach in Writing Studies.

List of contents

Introduction: Why Imitation?; 1. Imitation and Writing Studies; 2. Cognition, Metacognition, and Neuroscience Research; 3. Imitation, Genre Awareness, and Authorial Identity; 4. Imitation, Critical Thinking, and Identity; 5. Imitation, Multiple Englishes, and Rhetorical Flexibility; 6. Suggestions for Integrating Imitation By Craig A. Meyer

About the author

Irene L. Clark is Professor of English and Director of Composition at California State University, Northridge, USA. She has published in The Journal of Basic Writing, College Composition and Communication, WPA Writing Program Administration, Composition Forum, WAC Journal, Writing Center Journal, and Journal of Writing Assessment. Her books include Concepts in Composition: Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Writing, 3rd edition (2019). Her recent scholarship focuses on identity, imitation, critical thinking, and neuropsychological research.

Summary

This book reconsiders imitation as a valuable pedagogical approach in Writing Studies.

Product details

• Authors: Irene L. Clark, Irene L. (California State University Clark, Clark Irene L.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032052717
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3205271-7
• No. of pages: 114
• Series: Routledge Research in Writing Studies
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