Ideas in Practice: Audience Awareness and Developmental Composition.

McAlexander, Patricia J.

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ERIC Number: EJ536323

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Ideas in Practice: Audience Awareness and Developmental Composition.

McAlexander, Patricia J.

Journal of Developmental Education, v20 n1 p28-30,32-33 Sum 1996

Discusses research on the role of audience awareness in writing and human cognition, arguing that developmental writers exhibit egocentric tendencies and assume that the readers do not need elaboration or transitions. Describes four subskills of audience awareness: clear execution, adequate content, perspective differentiation, and role taking. (22 citations) (AJL)

Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Egocentrism, Higher Education, Remedial Instruction, Teaching Methods, Writing Processes, Writing Skills, Writing Strategies

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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