Theorizing Tutorials: Using Cassirer's Concepts of "Word Magic" to Interpret Writing Conferences.

Joseph Janangelo

Theorizing Tutorials: Using Cassirer's Concepts of "Word Magic" to Interpret Writing Conferences.

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Original language	American English
Journal	The Journal of Teaching Writing
Volume	11
Issue number	2
State	Published - Jan 1 1992

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Linguistics
Higher Education
Sociology

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