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A World of Writing, 1/e

BASIC APPROACH

(Note: This textbook was published by our college division for use by students at post-secondary institutions whose writing skills are below the level needed to succeed in college English. Please review this text carefully to ensure appropriateness of content for your students.)

Drawing on the dual meaning of "world," A World of Writing is a developmental rhetoric that uniquely explores the traditional, rhetorical modes of writing in terms of both the academic world and the multicultural world.

FEATURES

• The "Four G's" (Get Ready, Get Set, Go, Go Back) is a recurrent learning apparatus that guides students through the writing process in each chapter.
• "Mapping the World" features a map that highlights a particular writer's country of origin. A short passage directly related to the reading follows, and explains the oral tradition of that author's culture.
• Cross-cultural readings by professional and student writers are integrated throughout the text to promote its holistic/world theme.
• "Professional and Student Writers Speak" includes quotations from real interviews with professional and student writers discussing their personal writing processes.
• Chapter on combined modes reflects true writing as it appears in the every day world.
• Chapter on timed writing offers tips for how to prepare successfully for essay exams.
• Built-in grammar handbook covers basic grammar and includes a feature entitled "English Grammar in a Global Context," which focuses on trouble spots that affect both ESL and native-English speakers.

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