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Peer reviewedRankin, Libby – Journal of Teaching Writing, 1990
Suggests that awkwardness in writing (like good writing) is an interactive nexus of writer, text, and reader and is a matter of subjective judgment. Argues that awkwardness in student writing is a positive sign of a writer's grappling with language complexity. Concludes that awkwardness is rhetorically motivated and therefore complex but…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Rhetorical Invention, Student Evaluation, Student Writing Models
