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Peer reviewedFairbanks, Colleen M. – English Journal, 1988
Discusses how research in error analysis and discourse analysis can help teachers understand basic writers. Argues that the role of teachers is to recognize basic writers' attempts to construct meaningful prose by focusing on both the meaning of the text and the meaning of students' writing errors. (MM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Error Analysis (Language), Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
