Chinese Rhetoric and Writing An Introduction for Language Teachers

The authors of Chinese Rhetoric and Writing offer a response to the argument that Chinese students' academic writing in English is influenced by "culturally nuanced rhetorical baggage that is uniquely Chinese and hard to eradicate." Noting that this argument draws from "an essent...

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Main Authors: Kirkpatrick, Andy (Author), Xu, Zhichang (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] WAC Clearinghouse [2012]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction
  • 1 Rhetoric in Ancient China
  • 2 The Literary Background And Rhetorical Styles
  • 3 The Rules of Writing in Medieval China and Europe
  • 4 The Ba Gu Wen
  • 5 Shuyuan and Chinese Writing Training and Practice
  • 6 Principles of Sequencing and Rhetorical Organisation: Words, Sentences and Complex Clauses
  • 7 Principles of Sequencing and Rhetorical Organisation: Discourse and Text
  • 8 The End of Empire and External Influences
  • 9 Party Politics, the Cultural Revolution and Charter 08
  • 10 A Review of Contemporary Chinese University Writing (Course) Books
  • Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • Notes