It is the contention of this project that the process of effective communication can be taught through the use of rhetoric. Classical aspects of rhetoric are incorporated into a practical course application that also involves the use of effective teaching strategies and nontraditional materials to provide for an alternative approach to teaching…

After a review of selected literature on individualized instruction and writing courses, learning objectives and activities are presented for a course in English composition, incorporating four sequential units which students complete at their own rate and for which only pass, fail, or incomplete grades are assigned. The first of these units…

The purpose of the monograph described in this thesis is to give teachers methods and a theoretical base for experimenting with the teaching of writing in a laboratory classroom situation at the junior college level. The course, which can be taken by two or more people independently, or with an instructor, provides the opportunity for participants…