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The Location of Error: Reflections on a Research Project
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Cook, Devan – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2010
Andrea Lunsford and Karen Lunsford conclude "Mistakes Are a Fact of Life: A National Comparative Study," a discussion of their research project exploring patterns of formal grammar and usage error in first-year writing, with an invitation to "conduct a local version of this study." The author was eager to accept their invitation; learning and…
Descriptors: Grammar, Error Patterns, Freshman Composition, Research Projects