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Gilyard, Keith – College Composition and Communication, 2011
In this article, the author shares his notes toward a shared future for National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). He discusses how activism has been at the heart of both organizations, how language activism in particular has separated NCTE and CCCC--and brought them together, and…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Writing Instruction
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Corbett, Edward P. J. – College Composition and Communication, 1971
Explores the theory and practice of imitation in the rhetorician's sense of emulating models." (Author)
Descriptors: Language Arts, Language Skills, Learning Processes, Memorization
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Elbow, Peter – College Composition and Communication, 2006
Written words are laid out in space and exist on the page all at once, but a reader can only read a few words at a time. For readers, written words are trapped in the medium of time. So how can we best organize writing for readers? Traditional techniques of organization tend to stress the arrangement of parts in space and certain metadiscoursal…
Descriptors: Written Language, Language Arts, Time, Scientific Concepts
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Francis, W. Nelson – College Composition and Communication, 1964
The importance of improving English instructors' attitudes toward three broadly classified forms of language expression is examined. The author notes an increased interest in languages among college freshmen and defines the differences between (1) artistic, (2) playful, and (3) intellectual expression. Pressure resulting from advanced teaching…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Preparation
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Campbell, Kermit E. – College Composition and Communication, 2007
This article offers a critical perspective on the default mode of freshman composition instruction, that is, its traditionally middle-class and white racial orientation. Although middle-classness and whiteness have been topics of critical interest among compositionists in recent years, perhaps the most effective challenge to this hegemony in…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Language Arts, Writing Instruction, Freshman Composition
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Myers, Miles – College Composition and Communication, 1995
Makes a case for why the National Council of Teachers of English should participate in the K-12 movement to develop curriculum content standards. Explains that curriculum content standards do not strive to impose teaching practices on teachers but rather encourages the discussion of standards on the local level. (TB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
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College Composition and Communication, 1982
Outlines recommendations for programs for the preparation and continuing education of teachers of English and language arts at all levels. Lists those writing, reading, and responding opportunities that such a program should provide, as well as guidelines for developing practical and theoretical knowledge. Developed by CCCC Task Force on the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, English Teacher Education, Guidelines