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Revitalizing the Classroom: Students and Teachers Researching Together (Research in the Classroom).

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Fleischer, Cathy – English Journal, 1990

Describes the effects on the teacher and students of a collaborative teaching/research project in which the basic-writing students researched their own writing with the teacher. Notes that the basic writers became more interested in their own writing and learning. (RS)

Descriptors: Basic Writing, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Research

Basic Students, Linguistic Drift, and the Language of the Future.

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Sullivan, Anne McCrary – English Journal, 1991

Describes an approach to teaching standard English to basic students that puts them at ease. Discusses "linguistic drift," the changes that take place in language over time. Describes a daily one-minute-drill listening exercise in standard English that is effective and leaves most of classtime to explore rich verbal experiences. (PRA)

Descriptors: Basic Writing, Class Activities, English Instruction, Language Styles