{"product_id":"academic-conversation-first-year-college-writing-paperback","title":"Academic Conversation: First Year College Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel de Roulet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcademic Conversation: First Year College Writing\u003c\/em\u003e invites students to not only hone their writing skills, but to participate in and contribute to timely academic conversations. Students learn how to effectively \"listen\" to others and \"hear\" their ideas through reading texts written for a variety of audiences. After thoughtfully considering diverse perspectives, students are encouraged to respond by writing academic essays. In doing so, they learn to add to scholarly debates--a skill that will be at the center of their college and university studies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book is divided into five subject areas that are both prevalent in academic conversations and important to students today: communication in the social media age, changes to the \"model family,\" living a good life, ethnic and cultural diversity, and differences in generational values. Each section provides a brief introduction to the topic, a set of essays expressing different points of view, and writing prompts that challenge students to express their views as informed by the readings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Designed to help students develop key competencies that support growth in college and beyond, \u003cem\u003eAcademic Conversation\u003c\/em\u003e is an ideal resource for first-year courses and programs, as well as introductory courses in composition or English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel de Roulet\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of California, Irvine. He is a professor of English at Irvine Valley College and the co-founder and co-director of the Student Caring Project. In his experience as a college professor and administrator, he has led faculty professional development programs and revisions to general education and first-year curricula. He has received undergraduate teaching awards and authored a plan for improving local education opportunities in southern Ethiopia. Professor de Roulet is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Caring Professor: A Guide to Effective, Rewarding, and Rigorous Teaching\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFinding Your Plot in a Plotless World: A Little Direction\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415350591666,"sku":"9781516591909","price":150.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d161ad57ac08bb60d3e68d0d3efa58f5.webp?v=1778377566","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/academic-conversation-first-year-college-writing-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}