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Metaphor-based approach to representing writing tasks

dc.contributor.authorStoner, Frank, author
dc.contributor.authorKiefer, Kathleen, advisor
dc.contributor.authorMerolla, Andrew, committee member
dc.contributor.authorDoe, Sue, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-13T15:15:17Z
dc.date.available2022-04-13T15:15:17Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionCovers not scanned.
dc.descriptionPrint version deaccessioned 2022.
dc.description.abstractThis document argues that the long-standing practice of imitation within the field of rhetoric, along with recent qualitative studies in rhetoric and composition, foster problematic attitudes of student deficiency. In this thesis, I propose a cognitive theory based alternative. Recent work in cognitive science, metaphor theory, and linguistics suggests that metaphors may be more significant than mere nourishes of style—they may be evidence of mental structures called schema that organize the human mind. 1 argue that certain generative metaphors can be drawn from students' own experiences to help them more successfully set goals, plan, and mentally represent writing tasks. This approach empowers students by focusing their attention on their own experiences rather than problematically requiring students to rely upon expert writing models.
dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/234670
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relationCatalog record number (MMS ID): 991014244149703361
dc.relationPE1404 .S765 2010
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectEnglish language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching
dc.subjectMetaphor
dc.titleMetaphor-based approach to representing writing tasks
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thesis.degree.disciplineEnglish
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)

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