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Mechanical Correctness of Student Writing in "CCC": A Historical Perspective and What It Teaches Us.
Peer reviewedZemliansky, Pavel – Composition Forum, 2000
Offers an overview of changing attitudes towards the place of mechanics in writing instruction, as documented in "College Composition and Communication" over the 50 years of the journal's existence. Argues that the role of formal correctness within each instructor's teaching depends on the purposes, goals, and contexts of each writing…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Grammar, Higher Education
