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Schulenburg, Chris T. – Hispania, 2012
As the newspaper continues to lose ground to a multitude of internet discourses, the role of intellectuals as a voice of opposition to hegemonic sources receives ever more intense scrutiny. In particular, the novel "Plata quemada" (1997) by the Argentine novelist Ricardo Piglia presents this intellectual dilemma and its newfound…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Novels, Reading, Journalism
Heveron-Smith, Mary – English Journal, 2012
In this article, the author talks about the use of punctuation and describes a study that confirmed her growing sense that all students need exposure to and instruction on the full repertoire of punctuation. In an attempt to assess how much of the eleventh graders know about the way professionals use punctuation, all teachers at Webster Thomas…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Punctuation, Grade 11, Classroom Research
Alshahrani, Ali A. – Online Submission, 2008
The aim of this paper is to present a concise coherent literature review of the Arabic Language script system as one of the oldest living Semitic languages in the world. The article discusses in depth firstly, Arabic script as a phonemic sound-based writing system of twenty eight, right to left cursive script where letterforms shaped by their…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Orthographic Symbols, Alphabets, Vowels
Watkins, Ron – English Journal, 2004
A retired professor considers a semicolon as a nuisance as we can never get to the good part. He states his preferences for a comma and a colon over a semicolon.
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Punctuation, English Teachers

Zuidema, Leah A. – English Journal, 1996
Discusses the vocabulary of English punctuation terms, largely unchanged since the Norman conquest in 1066. Discusses the meaning of the period, colon, comma, question mark, exclamation point, slash, parenthesis, brackets, asterisk, hyphen, and ampersand. (RS)
Descriptors: Definitions, Grammar, Language Usage, Punctuation

Romano, Tom – Educational Leadership, 2004
Students will have to develop a presence on the page along with mastering grammar, spelling, and punctuation in order to become accomplished writers. Students should be given opportunities to hear their own written voices and the written voices of the others, their peers, their teachers and the best authors because the voice helps them to develop…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation
Paraskevas, Cornelia – English Journal, 2004
The rhetorical power of punctuation conventions as well as the effect of violating those conventions should be explained to the students. The craft in conventions can be found anywhere and all good writers use it in their work.
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Punctuation, Writing Skills, Writing (Composition)

Hashimoto, Irvin – Journal of Basic Writing, 1988
Argues that composition teachers should accept as little blame as possible for students' errors in using the apostrophe, that a large chunk of the blame should be assigned to workbooks with oversimple rules, and that basic writers have more important things to worry about. (RS)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education, Punctuation

Davis, Diane; Gonzenbach, Nancy – Business Education Forum, 1986
This article is in the form of a letter from a hypothetical former student on her first job in word processing, looking back at her educational experience and how it helped her. She shares her thoughts with her instructor and comments on areas that she feels could have been emphasized more. Grammar/punctuation, proofreading,…
Descriptors: Grammar, Individual Characteristics, Program Improvement, Punctuation

Kreutzweiser, Erwin – History and Social Science Teacher, 1984
A disturbing deterioration has been noticed recently in the editing of history books. They have mistakes in grammar, word usage, style, and punctuation. Specific examples are provided. (RM)
Descriptors: Authors, Books, English, Grammar

Perrot, Jean – Langue Francaise, 1980
Presents a functional description of punctuation as a delimiter of words, sentences, and paragraphs, and as a semantic and extralinguistic indicator. (AM)
Descriptors: Grammar, Punctuation, Semantics, Sentence Structure

Dawkins, John – College Composition and Communication, 1995
Suggests a system for teaching punctuation, in which the independent clause is recognized as the fundamental building block of all language. Maintains that punctuation is not based on rules but on principles governing the relationship between one independent clause and the next. (TB)
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Punctuation, Writing Instruction

Dillon, George L. – College English, 1988
Considers the conventions of quotation marks--or "perverted commas"--and identifies seven uses, including shudder quotes (slang or inappropriate words) and scare quotes (used for attention or emphasis). Notes that quotation marks influence meaning and that finding a personal voice entails using language without quotes. (MM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Plagiarism, Punctuation
Ivers, Patrick – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1984
Illustrates some of the problems and the advantages of three programs designed for language arts instruction: "English Volume I" (MECC), "English SAT 1" (Microlab), and "Vocabulary Prompter" (Jagdstaffel). (AEA)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Grammar
Penrose, John M. – ABCA Bulletin, 1984
Reviews four computer programs that check grammar, punctuation, and spelling; discusses their applicability in the business writing process. (AEA)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Computer Software, Grammar, Punctuation