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Harris, David P. – 1983
The writing patterns of adult native speakers of English was compared to that of students of English as a second language (ESL). Both groups wrote brief narrative accounts of a story they had seen on film. The writings revealed three basic organizational patterns, one pattern covering the six critical elements that made up the short story and two…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis
