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Fox, Mem – Language Arts, 1988
Discusses why writers write, and cites caring about the response to writing as the key to development. Urges teachers to be sensitive to the social nature of writing and to the vulnerability of writers, and to demonstrate and encourage writing for fun, enjoyment, and power. (MM)
Descriptors: Authors, Foreign Countries, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Turewicz, Evelyn – 1983
A study documenting and describing dialogue journal writing in a group of nine tenth graders in an Australian secondary school English class is reported. The overall purpose was to understand the nature of dialogue journal writing and to assess its value as a suitable mode of encouraging writing among secondary students. Specific aspects of…
Descriptors: Diaries, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Grade 10

Le, Thao – Journal of Reading, 1989
Argues that computers can be useful partners in the writing process even for reluctant or poor writers. Describes from a linguistic perspective factors that help explain why writing is a difficult task and briefly describes several computer programs which are based on such factors. (RS)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Encoding (Psychology)