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Direct linkFarkas, Kerrie R. H. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2010
How can writing instructors prepare students for informed and engaged civic discourse when opportunities for such discourse are seemingly limited and ineffective? This essay examines this question by reporting on a case study that explored civic discourse and civic participation at the local level of government. The aims of the case study were to…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Citizen Participation, Discussion, Local Government
Peer reviewedJensen, Marilyn D. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1992
Describes a cross-disciplinary research paper assignment in which students engage in original research and interview an expert before researching in the library. (SR)
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Interviews
Peer reviewedBurkle-Young, Francis A. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2001
Describes a writing exercise with the "Oxford English Dictionary" that teaches students about research and attention to detail. Describes how the exercise, which involves the student in a set of serial tasks, makes students comfortable with the OED, teaches them how to extract full details of any word, and teaches students to take…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Higher Education, Research Skills
Peer reviewedIsaksen, Judy L.; Waggoner, Tim; Christensen, Nancy; Fallon, Dianne – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1998
Offers four brief descriptions of research and class assignments that incorporate use of the World Wide Web, including resume writing and the Web; team research projects; "hunts" for local Web sites to introduce the World Wide Web; and using the Web to get updates or confirm accuracy. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Research Papers (Students)
Peer reviewedMalinowski, Patricia A. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1990
Describes a research project designed to take students from personal writing to academic writing requiring research and application of documentation skills. Explains that the project involves choosing a career, is divided into four parts, and is completed over a four- to five-week period. (MG)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Career Choice, Freshman Composition, Research Papers (Students)
Peer reviewedKrauthamer, Helene – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2001
Describes a workshop used with classes doing Web research for their English papers in a computer lab. Shows how this is a good opportunity for students to learn to find, evaluate, and save Web sources, how to read critically and annotate the sources, and how to weave them into working drafts and avoid plagiarism. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, English Instruction, Higher Education
