I have been interested in the study of language since I was a very young kid, and this caused me to give up everything else just to focus on the study of language. Applied linguistics has specifically been my passion and blessing, and every now and then I prepare a bibliography of research on applied linguistics for people who are interested in…

This bibliography is intended to offer future honors composition researchers a comprehensive list of honors composition publications and disciplinary presentations to date. Guzy's intent was to provide a starting place for future researchers to begin their literature reviews and to decide which research agenda to pursue. Guzy focused on…

Since 2003, the International Writing Centers Association has held a Summer Institute for Writing Center Directors and Professionals. Encouragement of scholarship, writing, and publication are important aspects of the institute. We have compiled a bibliography of scholarly works emerging from the first seven institutes. These works include web…

Everybody has a story to tell, but not everybody can tell it well, which it why some first novels jump to the best sellers lists and others fade away. This year's crop of successful first novelists come from all walks of life--there's journalist Vanora Bennett and historian Alison Weir, dance critic Anita Amirrezvani, and financial analyst manque…

This article presents an annotated bibliography of research works about digital/technology tools for literacy instruction, discourse/cultural analysis, literacy, literary response/literature/narrative, media-information literacy/media use, professional development/teacher education related to English/language arts, reading, second language…

Since its inception in 2002, the National Center for Education Research (NCER) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has funded over 700 education research grants and over 60 education training grants. The research grants have supported exploratory research to build theory or generate hypotheses on factors that may affect educational…

This article presents an annotated bibliography of research in the teaching of English. This annotated bibliography addresses the following topics: (1) discourse/cultural analysis; (2) literacy; (3) literary response/literature/narrative; (4) professional development/teacher education; (5) reading; (6) second language literacy; (7)…

This is the seventh edition of a comprehensive list of grants and awards available to American writers for use in the United States and abroad. Generally, only those grants and prizes which have a value of $500 or more have been listed. Approximately 250 grants and awards are included, along with the address of the sponsoring organizations, any…

Annotates a sampling of documents and journal articles from the ERIC database on writing instruction at the middle level. (SD)

Describes 58 works dealing with the testing of writing ability and provides the text of the Conference on College Composition and Communication's 1978 resolution on testing. (DD)

The main focus of this selected, annotated bibliography of works in business communication and closely allied areas is business writing. The fields of management information systems, psychology, linguistics, and communication theory are not included. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author or by title. (JM)

Provides annotations of 164 textbooks for developmental and ESL writing, freshman writing, advanced writing, professional writing, and software and computer-assisted instruction. Lists handbooks, rhetorics, workbooks, readers, special texts, composition/literature texts, and business/technical writing texts carrying a 1992 copyright date. (PRA)

The 24 pieces in this collection were written by the 22 Indiana high school students who were among the winners in the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 1977 Achievement Awards competition. The selections include impromptu themes written on a topic assigned by NCTE, as well as samples of the studetns' essays, short stories, poems, and…

Provides a selected, annotated bibliography of articles from books, monographs, and periodicals. Emphasizes new theories and approaches. Excludes book reviews, textbooks, classroom activities, and studies of writing in elementary or middle schools. (MM)

The author suggests that teaching the skill of writing should be on a school-wide basis. Listed are annotated resources which reflect practical ideas for teaching writing beyond the English classroom. (KC)