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Bear, Jean M. – 1979
This study investigates topic units and suggests some practical applications to the teaching of composition to native speakers and second language learners. A topic unit is a structural unit beyond the sentence. It is composed of clauses and consists of two parts -- a head proposition and a set of comments. The head proposition consists of the…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Research, Language Styles, Paragraph Composition
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Marino, Jacqueline L. – Reading World, 1980
Describes four procedures commonly used to describe the content and structure of text: T-unit analysis, propositional representation, story grammars, and primary trait scoring. Discusses results of research regarding the procedures and their implications for instruction. (TJ)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Paragraph Composition
Scott, Robert Ian – Journal of English Teaching Techniques, 1969
Students who are taught to understand and apply Korzybski's uses of semantics to their writing will learn to write more concretely. As students locate words and descriptions vertically on Korzybski's scale of abstraction levels, they will become able to perceive how meanings change when descriptions become either more general or specific, to…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Communication Skills, Descriptive Writing, Discourse Analysis
Parks, Kathleen Danaher – 1977
"Muddiness" in student writing can be eliminated, and students can learn to write with clarity, through the employment of a 1-3-3-3-1 pattern: one opening sentence, three paragraphs of three sentences each, and one closing sentence. To this basic pattern, the concept of key words may be added to help students develop a focus for each piece of…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, English Instruction, Higher Education
Bhatia, Aban Tavadia – CIEFL Bulletin, 1977
An integrated approach to teaching English composition to undergraduate students in Indian universities is proposed. The integration in approach is realized in terms of an onward progression from the first to the third year of the degree course. The idea of an integrated approach (viewing the sentence and the paragraph in an integrated manner) can…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Higher Education