Stephen Witte

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Born| 1943
Died| 2004
Nationality| American
Citizenship| United States of America
Occupation| Founding editor of Written Communication

Stephen Witte (1943-2004) was founding editor of Written Communication[1], one of the leading journals of writing research and served as Editor in Chief until his death[2]. He was also a major scholar and theorist in writing studies. His final academic position was the Knight Professor of Composition Theory at Kent State University. He was previously a professor at the University of Texas at Austin[2]. Among his over seventy publications were a co-authored book (with Lester Faigley) on evaluation of university writing instruction and programs[3], an article on topicalization patterns in writing which won the Richard Braddock Memorial Award from the Conference on College Composition and Communication[4], and a co-written article (with Chris Haas) on writing in the workplace which won the National Council of Teachers of English 2001 award for Best Research Article[5].

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1. ↑ Editors Note. Written Communication 1:1, January 1984, 3-4.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Robert Bracewell (2005). Stephen P. Witte: (1943-2004) A brief biography. Written Communication 22:1, 124-126.
3. ↑ S. Witte & L. Faigley (1983). Evaluating College Writing Programs. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.
4. ↑ S. Witte (1983). Topical structure and revision. College Composition and Communication 34, 313-341.
5. ↑ C. Haas & S. Witte (2001). Writing as an embodied practice: A case of engineering standards. Journal of Business & Technical Communication 15, 413-457.

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