English in Practice by Peter Barry
Aimed at all those who are taking English degrees or teaching them, English in Practice is a reflective overview of the discipline's core and why we study it. This book acts as a map for the terrain of English studies and can be used from pre-degree through to Masters level.
Students will find Barry's style clear, honest and informative* Times Higher Education Supplement *
I cannot imagine a better way for a student of English to start his or her studies than by reading English in Practice. The best thing about Peter Barry's book is that issues of fundamental importance are introduced by means of detailed examples, so that the student reader never need feel lost or out of his or her depth. But at the same time it is a book that forces the reader to think rather than merely to absorb facts and opinions. Lecturers who prescribe this book will surely find that they spend less time introducing basic issues and more time continuing and deepening an exploration that Barry has initiated so effectively. This is a book that will charge a student's intellectual batteries - and probably re-charge those of his or her lecturers. * Jeremy Hawthorn, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway *
The great strength of Peter Barry's English in Practice is its rare combination of common sense and personal, even idiosyncratic judgement as to the value of studying English. * Marjorie Perloff, Sadie Dernham Patek Professor Emirtus *
An essential book: clear enough for all students and detailed enough for academics. Witty, bang up-to-date, erudite and fascinating. * Kevin De Ornellas, University of Ulster, UK *
I cannot imagine a better way for a student of English to start his or her studies than by reading English in Practice. The best thing about Peter Barry's book is that issues of fundamental importance are introduced by means of detailed examples, so that the student reader never need feel lost or out of his or her depth. But at the same time it is a book that forces the reader to think rather than merely to absorb facts and opinions. Lecturers who prescribe this book will surely find that they spend less time introducing basic issues and more time continuing and deepening an exploration that Barry has initiated so effectively. This is a book that will charge a student's intellectual batteries - and probably re-charge those of his or her lecturers. * Jeremy Hawthorn, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway *
The great strength of Peter Barry's English in Practice is its rare combination of common sense and personal, even idiosyncratic judgement as to the value of studying English. * Marjorie Perloff, Sadie Dernham Patek Professor Emirtus *
An essential book: clear enough for all students and detailed enough for academics. Witty, bang up-to-date, erudite and fascinating. * Kevin De Ornellas, University of Ulster, UK *
Peter Barry is Professor of English at Aberystwyth University, UK. He is author of Literature in Contexts (2007) and Reading Poetry (2012).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780930336 |
| ISBN 10 | 178093033X |
| Title | English in Practice |
| Author | Peter Barry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2013-12-19 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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