Brief New Century Handbook, The (4th Edition) (MyCompLab Series)

Hult, Christine A.

ISBN 10: 0321456386 / ISBN 13: 9780321456380

Published by Longman, 2007

Item in acceptable condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00096621208

Synopsis:

The Brief New Century, Fourth Edition, meets students where they are–as writers and researchers in an electronic age.  While providing clear, comprehensive coverage of handbook basics–writing, grammar and usage, research, and documentation–this handbook also shows students how to use new technologies to make appropriate rhetorical choices and to become more successful college writers in all of their courses.  

 

Authors Christine Hult and Tom Huckin bring their expertise in research, computers and writing, grammar, and linguistics and their extensive experience in teaching first-year composition to this remarkable handbook–a handbook that is accessible, flexible, comprehensive, and current, and that speaks to students in today’s language.  More than any other handbook, The Brief New Century addresses the primary concerns of composition students: how to understand and avoid plagiarism, how to write for courses beyond English, how to make correct grammatical and stylistic choices, and how to use technology to help them become better writers.

Review:

"Besides the documentation section, the other factor that weighed most heavily in our decision to use this handbook was the grammar section. Each part is clear, attractive, and well illustrated. The examples of how to change particular problem areas (and why) are easy to follow for any level student."
―Scott A. Topping, Southwestern Michigan College

"I am very positive about this book. I like the organization and I like the incorporating of computing technologies. It gives students a lot of ways to use the book as they write and it gives me a lot of options for incorporating the book into my courses. . .I can see uses for it from beginning writing through advanced writing. There are no other books about which I can say that."
―Richard Marback, Wayne State University

"By its very nature, in today's technology-enriched research environment, [the Research section] demands good integration of technology information, and Hult and Huckin have done very well. There is a lot of technology information included in the text throughout this section, and a good selection and variety of "visuals," not only "Help" boxes and "Web" icons, but also notecards, "printouts," screen images, and blue information boxes. The variety of visuals makes the section easier to navigate and find what we need."
―Scott Robert Stankey, Anoka Ramsey Community College

"I like the way Hult begins talking about the writing process by starting with a chapter on reading critically, and I like the way that the writing process is described chiefly as a process of revision and elaboration (starting with prewriting). Not only in these chapters, but throughout the book, Hult adopts just the right tone, I think, treating students as intelligent even if unfamiliar with the conventions of academic discourse."
―Matthew Parfitt, Boston University

Bibliographic Details

Title: Brief New Century Handbook, The (4th Edition...
Publisher: Longman
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Acceptable
Edition: 4th Edition