The Empowered Writer: An Essential Guide to Writing, Reading and Research - Softcover

Moran, Kathleen; Henderson, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0190165715 ISBN 13: 9780190165710

Publisher: OUP Canada, 2021

Synopsis

A core text designed for the university and college markets, The Empowered Writer gives students a detailed yet widely applicable and accessible guide for developing skills in writing and research, including personal and business communication. This 4-in-1 text covers rhetoric, research, and grammar, and provides integrated readings with annotations. Extensive pedagogy includes individual and collaborative exercises, in-text examples to illustrate key ideas, critical-thinking questions at the end of each reading, margin notes to define core concepts and provide targeted learning support, and sample student essays.

In this revised edition, 7 of the 18 essays are new (5 new professional essays; 2 new student essays) and are on topics relevant to students in Canada, including the experiences of immigrant students, poverty, environmental protection, and the legacy of residential schools. The text has also been updated to include more exercises and examples, with a particular focus on students whose first language is not English.

About this title

About the Author

Kathleen M. Moran is a professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies at Conestoga College. She has taught and created a wide range of courses including technical writing, composition, business communication, and student success. Kathleen has also taught composition at Humber College and Brock University. She has authored ancillary material for Oxford, Pearson, and Nelson and is the Canadian adapter on Searles, Workplace Communication (2012) with Pearson Canada.

Eric Henderson is an active author with Oxford University Press Canada, where his other books include Writing by Choice, 3e (2015), The Active Reader, 4e (2018), and Becoming an Active Reader, 3e (2020). He has also published articles in leading journals such as Canadian Literature, English Studies in Canada, and Contemporary Literary Criticism. He teaches in the Department of English at the University of Victoria where his teaching interests include composition, rhetoric, and style.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Canada
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0190165715
• ISBN 13: 9780190165710
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 448