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In discussing the variety of rhetorics that have been used in writ­ing classrooms Berlin introduces a taxonomy made up of three cate­gories: objective rhetorics, subjective rhetorics, and transactional rhetorics, which are distinguished by the epistemology on which each is based. He makes clear that these categories are not tied to a chronology but instead are to be found in the English department in one form or another during each decade of the century.

His historical treatment includes an examination of the formation of the English department, the founding of the NCTE and its role in writing instruction, the training of teachers of writing, the effects of progressive education on writing instruction, the General Education Movement, the appearance of the CCCC, the impact of Sputnik, and today’s “literacy crisis.”
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Traditionally rhetoric has been seen as based on four interacting elements: “re­ality, writer or speaker, audience, and language.” As emphasis shifts from one element to another, or as the interaction between elements changes, or as the def­initions of the elements change, rhetoric changes. This alters prevailing views on such important questions as what is ap­pearance, what is reality.

In this interpretive study Berlin classi­fies the three 19th-century rhetorics as classical, psychological-epistemological, and romantic, a uniquely American development growing out of the transcen­dental movement. In each case studying the rhetoric provides insight into society and the beliefs of the people.
</div></div>]]> 668312 3.97 32 5 1984 2507155 086709320X 9780867093209 0 <![CDATA[Cultural Studies in the English Classroom]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2507155.Cultural_Studies_in_the_English_Classroom 5.00 1 A thoughtful introduction . . . [the writers] have responded to recent debates about the status of language, literature, and culture, and they invite and challenge us to consider how we might do likewise.

- The Quarterly</ul>

Many students are taught composition and literature as two unrelated disciplines. What's more, languageas it is often conceived of and presented within our educational institutionsis regarded as the privileged domain of those with the cultural keys, only available to students when in the presence of the keyholders.

Cultural Studies in the English Classroom opens up ways of teaching and devising programs which place the students' cultural experiences at the center of language production and consumption. It is the first book of its kind to provide concrete models of cultural studies programs and classrooms for high school and college teachers who would like to try this approach and are looking for effective examples.

The text opens with a jargon-free definition of cultural studies, describing its potential as an innovative method for teaching English and developing programs. Specific classroom approaches to teaching literature and composition are provided throughout, including ideas for discussion, writing assignments, even classroom organization. Teachers who have tried these approaches write about the successes and failures they've had in the classroom.

Readers of Cultural Studies are invited to replicate the courses and programs presented as is, or adapt the general principles and theory contained within the text to create versions best-suited to their teaching environment. The book's discussion of institutional politics will be useful to administrators and department chairs looking to modify their own programs.

For anyone interested in understanding the nature of cultural studies and the impact it's having on English teaching, Cultural Studies in the English Classroom is a ground-breaking text. There are no other books in the field which provide models of actual practices and functioning programs within cultural studies.

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