A Multidisciplinary Exploration into Flow in Writing [Hardcover]

Introduction: A Multidisciplinary Exploration into Flow in Writing? 1. What Do Scholars Say?? 2. What Do College Students Say?? 3. What Do Instructors Say?? 4. What Do Research Team Members Say?? 5. Conclusion: What is Flow in Writing? Appendix??Index

Offering a multidisciplinary exploration of flow and the often-nebulous ways it is conceptualized and operationalized in writing pedagogy, this book addresses a critical gap in Writing Studies and?will be of interest to students and instructors in the field of academic, professional and creative writing studies.

What is particularly impressive about the book is its multidisciplinary coverage, which includes not only linguistics but also?classical rhetoric, composition studies, and cognitive science.?Equally impressive is that the book covers not only student, instructor, and researcher perceptions about flow in writing but also empirical data to buttress its case.?Unsubstantiated perceptions and feelings about improving student writing improvement are no match for empirical evidence, something which this book does not neglect.?I believe the book offers very helpful guidance for writing theorists, writing instructors, and students seeking to master the craft of writing.

Rei R. Noguchi, author of?Grammar and the Teaching of Writing: Limits and Possibilities (1991).

This book tackles that most nebulous and desired of writing qualities:?flow.?Refusing?to let?flow?continue to be bandied about but little understood, the book offers an?accessible investigation?of?flow?from rhetorical, linguistic, and cognitive perspectives; then, it offers practical activities to help all of us better identify, understand, and incorporate?flow?in written English.

Laura Aull