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Conventions, Conversations, and the Writer: Case Study of a Student in a Rhetoric PH.D. Program.

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Berkenkotter, Carol; And Others – Research in the Teaching of English, 1988

Reconstructs the process through which a student becomes familiar with new subject matters and unfamiliar rhetorical and linguistic conventions. Describes one writer's attempt to achieve "specialized disciplinary literacy." Suggests the writer must be able to integrate his/her knowledge of appropriate discourse conventions with a…

Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Cognitive Restructuring, Cognitive Structures, Content Area Writing

Discourse Structure and College Freshmen's Recall and Production of Expository Text.

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Slater, Wayne H.; And Others – Research in the Teaching of English, 1988

Reports on a study using 126 university freshmen to examine the effects of instruction and practice in a discourse structure reading and writing strategy focusing on main ideas, supporting ideas, and central ideas. Indicates the discourse structure treatment is effective and worthy of further study. (NH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Freshmen, Content Area Writing, Discourse Analysis