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Lu, Min-zhan – Journal of Basic Writing, 1991
Argues that Mina Shaughnessy's view of language as a politically innocent vehicle of meaning overlooks basic writers' need to confront the dissonance they experience between academic and other discourses. Suggests educators need to abandon the limitations of the essentialist view of language informing their pedagogy. (KEH)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Higher Education
Boehnlein, James M. – 1995
While placement procedures and lack of writing skills are certainly perplexing, classroom practices and procedures remain the most fundamental of challenges for the developmental writing instructor for good reason: time-on-task methods are the most direct means by which students improve skill levels. One instructor found that this approach to…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Higher Education
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Kinder, Rose Marie – Journal of Basic Writing, 1991
Advocates the frequent use of journalistic texts for classroom discussions because unplanned material creates a supportive environment. Reports how two groups of students who had failed an upper-division writing exam and who were reluctant to discuss assigned readings, became engaged and careful readers when similar material was presented…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Higher Education, Reader Response
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Sirc, Geoffrey – Journal of Basic Writing, 1994
Presents "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" as an effective text for the basic writing classroom. Describes how this book affirms literacy skills and charts perceptual growth. Claims that this text is effective in helping students understand the passion and strength of character necessary for any writer's growth. (HB)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Basic Skills, Basic Writing, English Instruction
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Wallace, David L. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1996
Examines the extent to which asking 20 entry-level and 19 basic-level college writing students to articulate their initial intentions for writing facilitated the identification of 3 kinds of instructional problems students face in moving from intentions to texts. Suggests that students with useful initial intentions write more effective texts than…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Higher Education, Student Educational Objectives
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Green, Sharon – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1994
Discusses the effects of sexism in education and the means by which educators can reduce it. Indicates that developmental educators are in a unique position to counteract sexism. Contains suggestions for overcoming sexism in five areas of developmental education (math, reading, writing, counseling, and administration) and in the classroom. (35…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, College Students, Developmental Programs
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McAlexander, Patricia J.; Marston, Jane – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1994
Describes a case study of a basic writing student that was undertaken to examine the ways that low self-confidence can undermine a writer's voice and text. Emphasizes the important role basic writing instructors have in strengthening students' sense of self in addition to their intellectual competence. (MAB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Colleges, Remedial Programs
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Dykstra, Pamela D. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1994
Considers how the cultivation of patterns of spoken English can help basic writers become more aware of the structures of written English. Provides background information needed for discussing with students the similar characteristics of oral and written language. (HB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, English Instruction, Higher Education
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MacGowan-Gilhooly, Adele – Journal of Basic Writing, 1991
Describes an ESL department's whole language approach to writing and reading, replacing its traditional grammar-based ESL instructional sequence. Reports the positive quantitative and qualitative results of the first three years of using the new approach. (KEH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Educational Research, English (Second Language)
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Posey, Evelyn; Ward, Dorothy – Journal of Developmental Education, 1991
Describes a student-centered software package designed at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin to support student writing by helping students generate ideas, improve organization and development, and improve editing capabilities. Describes UT's basic writers and presents findings from the classroom research-based program evaluation. (DMM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Lancaster, Mary Beth – 2001
This report describes the developmental education program at Jefferson Davis Community College (JDCC) (Alabama). Approximately 59% of JDCC's student population must take pre-college, or developmental, courses in math, reading, English, and study skills. JDCC's developmental program includes computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in reading, math, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
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Rondinone, Peter – Journal of Basic Writing, 1991
Attempts to assist teachers in helping students navigate the breaches that occur when what is learned at school is diametrically opposed to the values the student learns at home or in the community, particularly when those values inhibit language acquisition. (KEH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Community Attitudes, Family Influence
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Creed, John; Andrews, Susan B. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1994
Describes a writing project developed in Alaska, called the Chukchi News and Information System, in which basic writing students (primarily Eskimos, Indians, and Aleuts) are given an outlet to publish their work in various periodicals across Alaska. Argues that such outlets provide students with valuable real world writing experiences. (HB)
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Basic Skills, Basic Writing, English Instruction
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Roy, Emil L. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1993
Presents research that validates and refines a computerized system for grading placement exams. Compares computerized ratings to holistic scores, grades earned in courses, and other measures. Calls for additional research on larger populations and greater numbers of textual traits. (HB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Computer Uses in Education, English Instruction
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Schor, Sandra – Journal of Basic Writing, 1991
Describes an experimental six-week summer intensive course in basic writing in which the instructor assumes the identity of "Ms. Mystery" and exchanges weekly letters with each of the students. Provides excerpts as well as analysis of these letters and argues the efficacy of letter writing as a pedagogic tool. (KEH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Higher Education, Letters (Correspondence)
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