The use of the paragraph is recommended in teaching composition, provided that heuristic rather than mechanical techniques are used. Some such techniques for advanced level teaching are discussed. (RM)

Some of the difficulties of developing a student's ability to write in aforeign language are discussed, and specific suggestions are made of ways to teach this skill. (RM)

Describes a method for teaching composition skills based on the reading and rewriting of different texts. (AM)

This article states that advanced composition skills must provide students with means of becoming independent writers, able to monitor their own writing and to know the means to solve problems of effective written communication. (Author/CFM)

Describes research that examines the social and the pedagogical factors responsible for differences in the writing skills of elementary grade students. (AM)

Reviews the objectives of composition within the total English as a second language curriculum. The limitations of popular instructional methods are discussed and the introduction of controlled paragraph rhetoric is suggested. (CFM)

The process of constructing connected discourse varies just as language structure itself varies from one language to another. Different languages combine thoughts in different ways. For the advanced level student of English as a second language, composition instruction is a critical area and should not be left to the typical freshman composition…