The Bedford Handbook - Softcover

Hacker, Diana; Sommers, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1457608022 ISBN 13: 9781457608025

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2013

Synopsis

Based on surveys with more than 1,000 first-year college students, Bedford Handbook fosters good habits for college writers as well as providing extensive support for college reading and writing.

About this title

About the Author:

Diana Hacker personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Hacker handbooks, built on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers, are the most widely adopted in America. Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, include The Bedford Handbook, Eighth Edition (2010); A Writer’s Reference, Seventh Edition (2011); Rules for Writers, Sixth Edition (2008); and A Pocket Style Manual, Fifth Edition (2008).Nancy Sommers, who has taught composition and directed composition programs for thirty years, now teaches writing and mentors new writing teachers at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. She led Harvard’s Expository Writing Program for twenty years, directing the first-year writing program and establishing Harvard’s WAC program. A two-time Braddock Award winner, Sommers is well known for her research and publications on student writing. Her articles Revision Strategies of Student and Experienced Writers and Responding to Student Writing are two of the most widely read and anthologized articles in the field of composition. Her recent work involves a longitudinal study of college writing to understand the role writing plays in undergraduate education. Sommers is the lead author on Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, and is coauthor of Fields of Reading, Ninth Edition (2010).

Review:

"I encourage the use of The Bedford Handbook as a 'go to' resource for every step of the writing process and for every writing experience a student is facing, even beyond the English classroom." - Marsha Cline, Central New Mexico Community College, USA "Having integrated print and digital content will engage students." - Regina Dilgen, Palm Beach State College, USA "There is useful material in the handbook for all my courses, not just English. I'm a psychology major, and we use APA style, so I do expect to use the book throughout college." - Jacquethia Robinson, Student, Georgia Gwinnet College, USA

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1457608022
• ISBN 13: 9781457608025
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 944