Mapping Errors and Expectations for Basic Writing: From "Frontier Field" to "Border Country.".

Horner, Bruce

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ERIC Number: EJ477381

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Publication Date: 1994

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Mapping Errors and Expectations for Basic Writing: From "Frontier Field" to "Border Country."

Horner, Bruce

English Education, v26 n1 p29-51 Feb 1994

Analyzes the metaphors and theories used by instructors to conceive of their work with students labeled as "basic writers." Posits alternative metaphors for these students. Discusses theoretical and pedagogical approaches to written "error." Argues for a redefinition of the "territory of basic writing" as "border" territory and the art of writing as negotiation. (HB)

Descriptors: Basic Writing, Educational Trends, English Instruction, Error Patterns, Higher Education, Metaphors, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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