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Kroll, Barbara – 1978
Second language learning research suggests the existence of a theoretical device (a monitor) that can examine an utterance for grammaticality and appropriateness. The monitor theory gives insight into the process that native language speakers follow in learning to write their own language. The monitor can be developed consciously (learning) or…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, English Instruction, Higher Education, Language Acquisition
Hill, Jeff – 1993
An English teacher at Hokkaido International School, Japan, guided his students through the writing process of thinking up ideas for writing topics and developing and revising those ideas into competent works. The class was composed of seven non-native speakers (in grades nine through twelve) who tried to achieve fluency in English within the…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools