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Peer reviewedMedway, Peter – English Education, 1990
Argues the need for additional experience in language for social action in contexts where English teachers can provide scaffolding, monitoring and intervention. Concludes that students must have experiences in real writing contexts that lead them to face the linguistic and other demands which will enable them to develop the competencies they need.…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Technical Writing
Peer reviewedBarrett, L. R. – Higher Education Review, 1991
Critics of student writing in British lecture courses as "mere rehash of lecture notes" are reminded that (1) by its nature, the lecture course focuses on and is limited to information conveyed in lectures, and (2) professors refuse to use materials such as U.S. textbooks that could supplement the information conveyed in class. (MSE)
Descriptors: Assignments, Comparative Analysis, Expository Writing, Foreign Countries
