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Masters, Peter A. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1986
Notes that the basic elements of the English article system are best taught to foreign technical writing students over an extended period of time. Outlines a teaching method that emphasizes reducing errors that native English speakers perceive as wrong rather than teaching the nuances by which native writers fine tune their relationship with their…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Foreign Students, Grammar