Presents guidelines for reviewing manuscripts submitted for publication. Suggested criteria discussed include: (1) suitability; (2) adequacy; (3) balance; (4) emphasis; and (5) previous work. (DH)

Investigates extent to which certain co-referential and structural constraints are reflected in the anaphoric noun phrases of written narratives of elementary school writers. Results indicate that poor writers are relatively insensitive to the constraints of the more difficult co-referential context, but that they (poor writers) are as sensitive…

Describes two special-purposes English programs for Egyptian economists. One consisted of conversation sessions and extensive writing, and the other focused on developing listening and reading. The group that concentrated on listening and reading had greater gains in writing ability than the group that concentrated on speaking and writing. (SED)

Textual grammar provides a means of examining the relationship between the sentence and the text as a whole, and it is in that context that the problems of learning a second language become clear and that it becomes important for the teacher to understand how the text functions so as to impart it to students. (MSE)

The nature of meaning as it is developed through interaction between individuals is explored in a discussion of how writers lead readers to understand a text. (DF)

Describes the components of a professional manuscript and discusses how successful papers are written and published. (KS)

Notes that while American technical writing texts stress brevity and directness as important characteristics of business correspondence, British texts stress qualities of personality and courtesy, especially in the memo. Shows how to incorporate personality into correspondence, thereby building cooperation among colleagues. (FL)

Shows how Walter Ong's interpretation of the history of literacy helps explain the split between individual orientation and social perspective as it influences modern writers, applies historical patterns to current literacy problems, and discusses the teaching implications of the theory. (EL)

Describes a writing skills program intended for pre-professional students preparing to enter Texas Wesleyan College. (FL)

A teacher of secondary learning disabled students describes an effective way of teaching grammar, mechanics, and usage by focusing on revising and editing of the students' own work. (CL)

Suggests that humans discover who they are and become what they are by communicating with each other; thus, the process of communicating becomes far more important than any particular product. Advocates a rhetoric of assent that takes these assumptions into account. (other, thusBW)

A research study related undergraduates' apprehensions about writing with their final grade in a composition course, grade point average, and other factors. Found that most A and B students had low apprehension, while D and F students had high apprehension. Implications for teaching writing are discussed. (CJM)

Provides suggestions for helping student writers deal with predication. (FL)

The director of a technical writing program explains how he remolded his style from an academician to a technical communicator. (FL)

Discusses guidelines for the investigation and subsequent writing of a problem centered report. Examines technical writing theory and how it applies to example reports. (HTH)