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Mallet, Susan – Writing Instructor, 1985
Uses ideas from speech act theory to show students how to become "co-communicants" with their readers. (DF)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Higher Education, Prewriting, Speech Acts
Adams, Katherine; and Adams, John. – Writing Instructor, 1985
Examines the recent ESL research of Stephen Krashen and shows how it applies to developmental students. Discusses successful strategies, such as small group activities, to use in basic writing instruction. (DF)
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Educational Theories, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Palumbo, Roberta M. – Writing Instructor, 1983
Explains how providing a general theme and a varied audience for writing helped improve student research papers. (FL)
Descriptors: Audiences, Higher Education, Motivation Techniques, Reading Materials
