The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers 11th Edition by Stephen P. Reid

The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers 11th Edition by Stephen P. ReidISBN 10: 0134121953ISBN 13: 9780134121956WHAT we mean by ?writing? continues to change, as have theexpectationsof both writers and audiences. Indeed, the newCouncil of Writing Program Administrators Outcomes Statementfor First-Year Composition (adopted in 2014) uses the more expansiveterm ?composing? to ?refer broadly to complex writing processes thatare increasingly reliant on the use of digital technologies.? They also note thatnow ?writers also attend to elements of design? and that ?digital technologies arechanging writers? relationships to their texts and audiences in evolving ways.?There are also new techniques and processes for collecting information viadigital sites. That is not to say that many of the best practices for research Don’t still apply. Indeed, the Outcomes Statement highlights the ability to ?locateand evaluate (for credibility, sufficiency, accuracy, timeliness, bias and so on)primary and secondary research materials, including journal articles and essays,books, scholarly and professionally established and maintained databasesor archives.? This eleventh edition of The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers likewisecontinues to stress the need for finding and using authoritative materials.But just as the WPA Outcomes Statement now includes ?informal electronicnetworks and internet sources? among research materials, so does this editionprovide new guidance for students as they negotiate that rich, but difficult,realm of information exchange.