The Subversive Effects of an Oral Culture on Student Writing.

Sloan, Gary

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ERIC Number: EJ204557

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Publication Date: 1979-May

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The Subversive Effects of an Oral Culture on Student Writing.

Sloan, Gary

College Composition and Communication, v30 n2 p156-60 May 1979

An examination of 2,000 freshman themes, half written from 1950 to 1957 and half from 1973 to 1976, revealed that recent themes had many more deviations from standard usage, mechanics, and punctuation. (DD)

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Problems, Educational Research, Error Analysis (Language), Higher Education, Language Usage, Punctuation, Spelling, Trend Analysis, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills

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Language: English

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