| Writing in the Works with APA 7e Updates Contributor(s): Blau, Susan (Author), Burak, Kathryn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1337281034 ISBN-13: 9781337281034 Publisher: Cengage Learning OUR PRICE: $94.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Style Manuals - Education | Language Experience Approach - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.3" W x 8.2" (1.65 lbs) 688 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In this fourth edition of WRITING IN THE WORKS, the authors focus on writing as both an academic and practical tool. At the same time, they have updated the content and spirit of the book to prepare you to thrive in the contemporary writing environment. You will learn to write for the digital world�where visual and verbal messages are inseparable�and do so by exploring ideas that will engage the real-world audiences you will encounter long after your college years. Equipped with the skills you will learn for many writing applications�including analyses for college courses, reports and proposals for work, blogs and editorials, podcasts, infographics, and more�you will be prepared to ride the global communication wave as a more confident, capable writer. This edition has been updated to reflect guidelines from the 2016 MLA HANDBOOK, Eighth Edition. |
Contributor Bio(s): Burak, Kathryn: - Kathryn Burak has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a BA in English from Kutztown University. She has taught writing at North Carolina State University, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Boston University. She is the author of a novel, EMILY'S DRESS AND OTHER MISSING THINGS, and her poetry, fiction, and essays have been published in such journals and magazines as Fiction, Missouri Review, Western Humanities Review, Gettysburg Review, Belt, and Seventeen. Her interests include teaching English to speakers of other languages.Blau, Susan: - Susan Blau was a professor and director of the Undergraduate Writing program and the Writing Center at Boston University's College of Communication. She received her BS in Education from the University of Vermont and her MA in English from the University of Connecticut, and was a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow. Her background is in linguistics, composition and rhetoric, and American Literature. She has taught writing in both English and Communication Departments and has published articles, conducted workshops, and presented papers at national conferences on the topics of teaching writing, writing across the curriculum, and writing center research and practice. |