The more audiovisual expression becomes, the harder it is for the young to discover the virtues of reading and writing. Oral language alone is unable to sustain the kind of information that must be passed from generation to generation through transactional writing. From the student's point of view, the written language is essential to extended…

The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of the analytical method of grading essays in relation to the holistic method. It was hypothesized that the use of the analytic method to rate college composition papers produces high rater reliability at the expense of biasing the raters and thus lowering the validity of the grades. Six…

This paper explores the meanings and distribution of the perfect in contemporary American English prose, with reference to problems encountered in teaching English as a second language. The English perfect comprises forms traditionally called present perfect tense, past perfect tense, and perfects of the infinitive, gerund and present participle.…

A resource unit is devoted to teaching structural linguistics to deaf students, using a discovery approach, in order that they may learn written communication through English grammar. Recurring simple sentence patterns are presented, together with lesson plans for teaching sequential patterning in terms of word function and classification, pattern…

An evaluation procedure was formulated to ascertain the effectiveness of an emphasis on the clarity and interest appeal of a composition as opposed to its mechanical correctness in improving a child's written expression. A random sample of themes were submitted to a general evaluation of content by six criteria and a linguistic analysis by nine…

The present study was designed to replicate findings concerning the effect of question position on retention of practiced and non-practiced information and to further evaluate the robustness of the mathemagenic concept by comparing the effectiveness of subject-generated pictures as adjunct aids with written multiple choice questions. The subjects…

In this discussion of various aspects of sexism in language the following principles or basic ideas are set forth for the reader's consideration: (1) the irrational and undesirable idea that male terms stand for the whole population is harmful and the practice should be eliminated; (2) language which suggests that women are, by virtue of their…

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VISUAL DEFICITS AND ACHIEVEMENT WAS STUDIED. PARTIALLY SEEING CHILDREN (424) FROM THE FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES WERE ADMINISTERED FIVE EQUIVALENT FORMS OF A STANDARDIZED TEST CONTAINING SCHOOL-LIKE READING TASKS. A LATIN SQUARE DESIGN WAS USED TO SPREAD THE EFFECTS OF TEACHERS' SKILL IN TEST ADMINISTRATION, PRACTICE, LEVELS…

Recording, narrative, exposition, and argument were hypothesized to present writing tasks of increasing cognitive and verbal complexity. This was investigated by obtaining writing samples in each mode from a stratified sample of 128 Australian sixteen year olds. The cognitive-complexity hypothesis was supported by data concerning the relative…

This 104-item annotated bibliography covers research in the teaching of English published between 1 January 1976 and 30 June 1976. Subject headings are bilingual and bidialectal studies; language and verbal learning; literature, humanities, and media; teacher education; testing and evaluation; and written and oral communication. In addition, each…

To determine student readiness in any academic subject, teachers must determine individual levels of cognitive competencies children possess.

This article discusses the relationship between human gestures and the development of Chinese characters. The four main principles of Chinese writing are outlined, and the characters are discussed in terms of whole bodily attitudes, spatial relationships, and foot and manual gestures. (CLK)

Discusses the linguistic, political and social forces central to the development of Chinese characters. (CLK)

Discusses the forces responsible for the high level of articulacy in the People's Republic of China, and describes a set of texts for teaching Chinese as a second language compiled by the Peking Language Institute. (CLK)

Seventy-five deaf students (9-16 years old) responded to items from P. Menyuk's Test of Grammatical Competence in an investigation of the degree to which deaf individuals draw on internalized grammatical rules and/or memory, and the effect of language teaching method, sex, and age on written English language ability. (Author/SBH)