The Higher Illiteracy.

Lyons, Gene

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ERIC Number: EJ142800

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1976

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The Higher Illiteracy

Lyons, Gene

Harper's, 253, 33-40, Sep 76

Relates the declining literacy among college students to institutional factors and traditions in English departments which devalue undergraduate composition instruction. Available from: Harper's Magazine Company, Two Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016, Subscriptions; $8.97 per year. (AA)

Descriptors: English Departments, English Instruction, Higher Education, Illiteracy, Language Skills, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills

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