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Direct linkOrtiz, Lorelei A. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2013
To teach effective business communication, instructors must target students’ current weaknesses in writing. One method for doing so is by assigning writing exercises. When used heuristically, writing exercises encourage students to practice self-assessment, self-evaluation, active learning, and knowledge transfer, all while reinforcing the basics…
Descriptors: Heuristics, Business Communication, Active Learning, Undergraduate Students
Download full textSaddler, Bruce – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2006
In this article a method to improve sentence writing ability called sentence combining is explained. The potential effects of sentence combining are related and relevant research summarized. In addition, how to introduce sentence combining practice to a class, key instructional components including oral practice and peer assistance, sources of…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Writing Ability, Writing Improvement
Ingham, Zita, Ed. – 1986
Designed for Pima Community College (Arizona) instructors, this booklet presents 50 sample writing assignments developed for 38 non-writing courses. Three types of assignments are represented: (1) short papers, which are usually one to five pages long, require few research skills, and allow students to use the instructor's feedback to produce…
Descriptors: Assignments, Community Colleges, Content Area Writing, Grading
