RHETORIC, COMPOSITION AND PREACHING: WHAT HOMILETIC PEDAGOGY
CAN LEARN ABOUT IMITATIONM FROM COMPOSITION PEDAGOGIES
CALVIN FREDERICK PEARSON
University Texas Arlington
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.... iii
ABSTRACT ¡¦ ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦..... iv
Chapter
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Orientation and Rationale¡¦.¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦. 1
1.2 Imitation is part of life: Mimesis ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦...... 6
1.3 Imitation is Uniquely Human¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.......14
1.4 Homileticians¡¯ Hesitation to use Composition Studies¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦... 15
1.5 Preaching Benefiting from Composition¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦. 20
1.6 Overview of the Project¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦26
2. IMITATION PEDAGOGY PRIOR TO COMPOSITION STUDIES..¡¦¡¦¡¦. 29
2.1 Imitation Pedagogy in Antiquity: Advocated by Many and
Forbidden by None¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦..¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦....¡¦¡¦¡¦...... 30
2.2 Imitation Pedagogy in the Middle Ages: Assumed but Not Advocated ...47
2.3 Imitation Pedagogy in the Renaissance: From Hesitant use to Full
Acceptance¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦...¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦..... 52
3. IMITATION PEDAGOGY IN COMPOSITION STUDIES ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦ 64
3.1 Use of Imitation Pedagogy in the Emerging Field of Composition
Studies, 1750 until 1940¡¯s: Decline to all but Disappearance¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦...65
3.2 The Contemporary use of Imitation in Composition Pedagogy ...¡¦¡¦¡¦76
3.2.1 Imitative Practices in Composition Studies¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦....78
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3.2.2 Guidelines for the use of Pedagogical Imitation............... 103
3.2.3 The Benefits of the use of Pedagogical Imitation.¡¦¡¦¡¦ 107
4. THE USE OF IMITATION IN A HOMILETICS CLASSROOM ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.. 116
4.1 Overview of the Imitative Intervention ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.................. 117
4.1.1 Teaching Philosophy ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦..¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦.....117
4.1.2 Setting ¡¦¡¦..¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦.¡¦...¡¦....118
4.1.3 Personnel¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦.¡¦¡¦. 119
4.1.4 Method ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦. 119
4.1.5 Evaluation ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦¡¦...¡¦... 121
4.1 Narrative of the Process¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦..¡¦..¡¦.... 121
4.2.1 Pre-Session Survey¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.... 123
4.2.2 Teaching the Classes- Style¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦....... 125
4.2.3 Teaching the Classes- Delivery¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦..... 137
4.2.4 Post Teaching Survey ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦..¡¦¡¦...¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.. 151
5. REPORTING AND ANALYSIS OF THE DATA FROM
THE USE OF IMITATION¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦...¡¦ 157
5.1 Demographics ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦158
5.2 Quantitative Likert Questions¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦....¡¦. 160
5.3 Subjective Qualitative Questions¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦..¡¦......174
5.4 Concluding Informal Discussion by the Imitation Group¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦. 191
5.5 Summary of the Analysis of the Teaching Intervention ¡¦¡¦..¡¦¡¦¡¦.. 197
6. SUMMARY AND EVALUATION¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦198
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Appendix
A. REVIEW OF 25 COMPOSITION TEXTBOOKS ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦¡¦ 208
B. HANDOUTS FOR CLASS SESSIONS ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦. 217
C. SURVEY OF DATA AND TABULATION ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.¡¦. 229
REFERENCES ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.......... 236
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦.265