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Peer reviewedTaylor, Gordon; Nightingale, Peggy – Higher Education Research and Development, 1990
Studies in 1974 and 1984 of errors in the writing of Australian university freshmen in a history course found no significant differences between the two groups. The most salient elements in the error-prone writing were less related to writing mechanics than to constitution of meaning, suggesting that grammar instruction is inadequate to improve…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Discourse Analysis, Educational Strategies, Error Patterns
Peer reviewedFelix, Uschi; Lawson, Michael – Higher Education Research and Development, 1994
A course in academic writing for international graduate students at Flinders University of South Australia was found to enhance students' written expression and structure. However, participants continued to produce high error rates in grammar and show weakness in developing an argument. Journal entries suggest participants began with…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Course Evaluation, English for Academic Purposes, Error Patterns
