Influenced by the principles of writing across the curriculum, Blooming with the Pouis provides students with a range of readings selected to enhance the development of writing skills in all academic disciplines. Multidisciplinary in approach, the Reader presents selections from Caribbean literature, culture, geography, history, education, religion, economics, and the pure and applied sciences, which help students expand their vocabulary and improve their critical thinking skills. Concise, yet comprehensive, Blooming with the Pouis enforces the perception of reading as both an academic pursuit and means of engaging society. Using both classic and contemporary Caribbean writings, students are exposed to a full volume of expository and argumentative material. The Reader is divided into four sections: exposition, argument, mixed modes and additional readings. It contains excellent examples of discourse types as well as several exercises to improve students' analytical skills.

 

This book is part of a book series called Writing Across the Curriculum .

There are 416 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Ian Randle Publishers, Jamaica .

Dr Anne-Maria Bankay is a lecturer in modern language education at the University of the West Indies, Mona. She is an established author of textbooks for CSEC and CAPE and has published several articles on Hispanic Literature in academic journals. Ingrid Kemchand is a teacher of Spanish and French and serves in Curriculum Development and Teacher-Training Programmes in Trinidad and Tobago. Dr Paulette Ramsay is an established author of Spanish texts for CSCE and CAPE and has also had several articles published in academic journals. She is a lecturer at the Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy at the University of the West Indies, Mona, where she undertakes research into literature and culture. Elaine Watson-Grant has taught at Wolmer's High School for Girls, Kingston, Jamaica, and is the co-author of Longman's VIVA 4: CXC. She currently teaches in the United States.