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Computers and Composing
1st Edition
Jeanne W. Halpern and Sarah Liggett. Foreword by Edward P.J. Corbett
$32.00
Out of Print
Paper
0-8093-1146-1
978-0-8093-1146-0
160 pages, 5.5 x 8.5
3/1/1984

About the Book

Halpern and Liggett provide a close look at several of the new communication systems, present a model of field re­search through which one of the new technologies is closely examined, and draw conclusions that lead to specific changes in emphasis in the teaching of writing. They describe instructional units that introduce the new technolo­gies in college writing classes and the re­sults of classroom experiments in which these units were tested. Finally they de­fine additional research questions about the new technologies and timely ap­proaches for answering them. They high­light the role of long-term and short-term memory, show how the choice of a composing medium influences the writ­ing process, and discuss critical differ­ences between speaking and writing.


Authors/Editors

Jeanne W. Halpern teaches in the En­glish department at Purdue University.

 

Sarah Liggett teaches in the English de­partment at Louisiana State University.


Reviews

“Like Pandora’s box, the new technology is fraught with possibilities for evil and good, and like Pandora, we have been im­pelled to open the box. But unlike Pan­dora, we have not closed the lid. This is a hopeful book.”—from the Foreword


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