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Assessing the Need for Change: A Survey of Grammar Curricula in American J-Schools.
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Seamon, Marc – 2000
Spelling, punctuation, grammar, and AP (Associated Press) style errors are among the factors that are hurting media credibility in the eyes of the public. Some have said that journalism schools share the blame for sloppy grammar because they do not prepare students. A survey of 100 randomly selected journalism schools and examination of their…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement
Assessing the Need for Change in J-School Grammar Curricula.
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Seamon, Marc – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2001
Surveys 100 journalism schools investigating: (1) whether journalism schools treat spelling, punctuation, grammar, and AP style as important factors in improving the state of journalism; (2) how journalism schools are teaching and assessing spelling, punctuation, grammar, and AP style; and (3) whether journalism schools are using entrance or exit…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Editing, Grammar, Higher Education