ERIC Number: EJ966878
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Nov
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They Can Get There from Here: Teaching for Transfer through a "Writing about Writing" Course
Wells, Jennifer
English Journal, v101 n2 p57-63 Nov 2011
Preparing students for life outside the classroom is the whole point of education. The process learners use to take what they have learned in one context and apply it to another is called "knowledge transfer". To help students transfer literacy-based knowledge from high school to college, the author asks students to investigate the kinds of writing they will have to do in their future major/field and to begin practicing the specific genres they find. Sample classroom assignments are provided. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Assignments, High Schools, Classroom Techniques, Writing (Composition), Information Transfer, Colleges, Literary Genres, English Instruction, Courses
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Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
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Language: English
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