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ERIC Number: EJ326477
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Contrastive Rhetoric: An American Writing Teacher in China.
Matalene, Carolyn
College English, v47 n8 p789-808 Dec 1985
Argues that a culture's rhetoric constitutes an interface where the prescriptions of the language meet the practices of the culture. Attempts to identify and suggest some of the differences between Chinese and Western rhetoric that confront an American writing teacher in China. (EL)
Descriptors: College English, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication, Language Role, Rhetoric, Teacher Exchange Programs, Writing Instruction, Written Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: China