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Kierzek, John M.; And Others – 1977
This handbook of English is divided into three major sections. In the first section, "The Expression and Communication of Thought," chapter one considers the task of writing, including different kinds of essays, style, and the use of standard English. The second chapter is devoted to the process of planning and writing and examines problems of…
Descriptors: Grammar, Guides, Paragraph Composition, Paragraphs
Peer reviewedLackstrom, John; And Others – TESOL Quarterly, 1973
Revised version of a paper presented to the Third International Congress of Applied Linguistics, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 1972. (DD)
Descriptors: Charts, Determiners (Languages), Grammar, Language Usage
Hunt, Maurice – 1985
A crucial concept in Francis Christensen's principles of writing involves the "addition," which may be construed as any grammatical unit that is not a main clause. Obviously the effect of rhetorical writing derives mainly from the number of additions as well as from their placement and function within the single sentence. By means of…
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Models, Paragraph Composition
Download full textScannell, Dale P.; Haugh, Oscar M. – 1968
The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness with which composition skills could be taught by the traditional theme-assignment approach and by an experimental method using weekly multiple-choice composition tests in lieu of theme writing. The weekly tests were based on original but typical first-draft compositions and covered problems…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 10, Grammar, Language Usage
D'Angelo, Frank J. – 1968
To teach students how to write in a contemporary style, a secondary-school English teacher must be able to describe adequately the kind of writing he expects. Since many modern writers frequently ignore the guidelines proffered in traditional writing handbooks, the "new rhetoric"--a descriptive approach to composition that substitutes…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Discourse Analysis, Grammar
Bander, Robert G. – 1971
This book has been written to help improve the composition skills of students of English as a second language or second dialect. It has been planned for students at the advanced secondary, college, and university levels who have had some previous training in English vocabulary and grammar; it is particularly suited for a one-semester course for…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, College Freshmen, English (Second Language), Essays
Kaplan, Robert B. – 1972
This book provides a discussion of rhetoric and its importance in second language learning in general, with specific remarks on problems in teaching English as a second language. Logic (not in the strictest philosophical sense), the basic rhetoric, is evolved out of a culture; it is not universal. Rhetoric is not universal either. Rhetorical…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Connected Discourse, Cultural Differences, Educational Strategies
