In an investigation of the effect of instruction in five components of the writing process on the syntactic complexity and the writing quality of high school students, 48 students received instruction in the following areas: discovering a subject, creating a design, developing a sense of audience, learning to use specifics, and learning to…

Argues that a special approach is needed to teach Standard American English to West Indians and that they not be placed in classes with native or limited-English speakers. Identifies the linguistic features of West Indian Creole. Reviews research conducted in Great Britain on West Indian immigrants' special problems and needs. (PAA)

This paper examines the factors which govern the use of infinitives and gerunds after verbs and uses American literature and periodicals since 1945 for examples of this usage. The analysis was undertaken in order to clarify this usage for those teaching or learning English as a second language. Studies yielded three general rules for the use of…