Audience, the Computer, and the Development of Writing Ability.

Lafer, Stephen

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ERIC Number: EJ531001

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Audience, the Computer, and the Development of Writing Ability.

Lafer, Stephen

Computers in the Schools, v12 n1-2 p141-52 1996

Understanding the interrelationships that exist between a writer or speaker, audience, and subject is essential to growth in discourse and writing. Because students in K-12 classrooms respond primarily to teacher questions, they get little practice in assessing audience. Computers and particularly "cybercafe" e-mail can facilitate practice by providing authentic audiences for their words. (PEN)

Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Computers, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach, Interaction, Verbal Communication, Writing Improvement, Writing Processes, Writing Strategies

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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