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Peer reviewedVande Kopple, William J. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1983
Examines whether a discourse consistent with functional sentence perspective (FSP) theory, which predicts how units of information should be distributed in a sentence and how sentences should be related in a discourse, is more memorable and readable than one contradictory to FSP. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
Peer reviewedEvanechko, Peter; And Others – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
Fluency in language as measured by total number of communication units appears to be the single most important concomitant of reading success. (JH)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis, Grade 6, Language Research
Peer reviewedChiu, Rosaline K. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
Analysis of adult discussions reveals a lack of fit between pedagogical grammars and actual usage. (JH)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis, English Instruction
Peer reviewedO'Donnell, Roy C.; Smith, William L. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
Sensitivity to syntactic structure can be increased by direct instruction. (JH)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Educational Research, English Instruction, Grade 9
Peer reviewedBritton, James N. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1984
Reviews the present status of the categories developed by the Writing Research Unit at the University of London for classifying discourse function. (HOD)
Descriptors: Classification, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Language Processing
Peer reviewedPope, Mike – Research in the Teaching of English, 1974
Type of discourse and syntax are related; speech researchers will have to specify type of discourse for their results to be comparable with other studies. (JH)
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Grade 4, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedSearle, Dennis James – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedDieterich, Daniel J.; Behm, Richard H. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1983
Provides annotations of research studies in the areas of language, literature and media study, writing, and English teacher education. (HOD)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Discourse Analysis, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
