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| Eisenberg, Anne | 1 |
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Peer reviewedEisenberg, Anne – Journal of Basic Writing, 1979
Notes that teaching techniques used to "build" vocabulary are not based on the ways most people acquire vocabulary. Discusses the problems and possibilities of expanding students' language usage. (RL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Higher Education, Semantics
Peer reviewedDash, Irene G. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1979
Tells how the author combines the study of metaphors and individual words in writing assignments about Shakespeare's plays and other works of literature. (RL)
Descriptors: College Students, English Instruction, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation
