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Fernandes, Antonio S. C. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2012
The paper describes a case study in which the main objective is to understand how engineering students can improve their writing skills, regarding spelling and syntax, when taught specifically on these issues. The methodology Writing To Learn is applied in two courses and, making use of the written texts, the students' writing skills are assessed…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Syntax, Writing Skills, Case Studies
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In, Fan-yu – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2008
Basic English Writing (BEW) courses have been part of English learning curricula in many universities. Some research has been conducted to investigate various class designs for English language courses. However, class designs for English writing are not yet abundantly developed to provide more experimental results. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Basic Writing, College Seniors
Farrar, Bernice Lever – 1991
Students from the ages of 13 or 14 onward need to know the "colours of words" which can let them live fully in the rainbow of life, thus eliminating student fears associated with written language and of being pawns of those who have the power of words, especially written words. Colour coding the eight basic types of work that words can…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Class Activities, College English, Community Colleges