The Creating Word. Papers from an International Conference on the Learning and Teaching of English in the 1980s.

. Ed(s): Demers, Patricia

ISBN 10: 1349079561 / ISBN 13: 9781349079568

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 1986

About this Item

Editor(s): Demers, Patricia. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291. . 1986. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9781349079568

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Creating Word. Papers from an International Conference on the Learning and Teaching of English in the 1980s.
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349079561
• ISBN 13: 9781349079568
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

These papers from "The Creating Word" conference at the University of Alberta look directly at the challenges facing English teachers in the 1980s. Eleven notable educators address topics of rhetoric, deconstructionism, transactional analysis, creative writing, reader-response theories, language arts methodology, and computer technology.

About the Author

Patricia Demers, University Professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta, has received numerous awards for her research and teaching. The author or editor of fourteen books and over fifty articles, Patricia Demers has served in senior positions with SSHRC and the Royal Society of Canada.