Writing as Performance and the Need for Applause.

Kurth, Anita

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ERIC Number: EJ346883

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Writing as Performance and the Need for Applause.

Kurth, Anita

Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v14 n1 p22-26 Feb 1987

Investigates the implications of conceiving writing-as-performance. Claims that public speaking compares closely with a writing-as-performance course. Focuses on students' perception of themselves as writers and of their audience and presents several analogies comparing writing with other performance activities. (JD)

Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Public Speaking, Teaching Methods, Two Year Colleges, Writing (Composition), Writing Difficulties, Writing Exercises, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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