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Peer reviewedHuot, Brian – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1988
Laments the lack of knowledge college-level English instructors have about the bond between reading and writing, as revealed in a survey. Reviews the history of the separation of the teaching of reading and writing and the theory and research on their connections. Suggests classroom applications using these connections. (SD)
Descriptors: College English, Freshman Composition, Reading Writing Relationship, Remedial Reading
Download full textPytlik, Betty P. – 1993
The period immediately following the second World War is important for the history of the preparation of teaching assistants in this country because English instruction changed dramatically due to the enactment of the G. I. Bill in 1944. However, the long-term effect of the Bill on curriculum and pedagogy has not been documented. The G. I. Bill…
Descriptors: College English, Educational History, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Styne, Marlys M. – 1987
Noting that computers have fascinated teachers looking for new and better ways of teaching writing, not because the machines make students into better writers, but because they are useful tools that make editing and revising much easier, this paper explores the use of computers to teach writing, based on the experiences of a writing laboratory…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Freshman Composition
Peer reviewedHigbee, Jeanne L. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2001
Asserts that the teaching profession needs to recognize the natural connections between multicultural and developmental education. Presents eight steps developmental educators can take to promote pluralism, including (1) establishing a clear link between cultural pluralism and institutional and programmatic mission and goals; (2) striving for…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Cultural Awareness
Rainey, Kenneth T. – 1987
Many essayists on writing believe that a student's level of cognitive development determines the organization of thought expressed by the student's writing and that an individual cannot use language at a level that goes beyond his or her stage of cognitive development. Without the maturation of formal operational structures, students cannot easily…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Winterowd, W. Ross – 1986
Arguing that practice without theory is destructive, this books deals with the theory, philosophy, and application of a variety of subjects within the area of composition. The nine chapters of the first section of the book constitute a state-of-the-art essay and discuss such topics as J. Emig's 1971 study of the composing process and the more…
Descriptors: Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), Content Area Writing, Educational Philosophy
