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An Approach to ESD Writing Problems.
Clarke, Polly Ramkissoon – TESL Talk, 1983
Discusses approaches and problems in teaching English as a second dialect writing. Also discusses the kinds of clues student writings provide on the students' progress in mastery of standard English. (EKN)
Descriptors: Creoles, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Language Research
Characteristic Written Expressive Language Deficits of the Learning Disabled: Some General and Specific Intervention Strategies.
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Vogel, Susan A.; Konrad, Dee – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1989
The article identifies specific problems in writing experienced by students with learning disabilities and offers remedial strategies. Considered are problems in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. An example of a case study to identify errors in writing mechanics is also offered. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Error Analysis (Language), Evaluation Methods, Grammar
The Deference Due the Oracle: Computerized Text Analysis in a Basic Writing Class.
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Otte, George – Journal of Basic Writing, 1989
Describes how a computerized text analysis program can help students discover error patterns in their writing, and notes how students' responses to analyses can reduce errors and improve their writing. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Discourse Analysis, Error Analysis (Language)
Understanding Basic Writers (Research in the Classroom).
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Fairbanks, 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
Readings on English as a Second Language for Teachers and Teacher Trainees. Second Edition
Croft, Kenneth, Ed. – 1980
Thirty-five articles on teaching English as a second language are presented under the following headings: (1) "Trends and Practices," (2) "The Matter of Errors," (3) "Second Language Acquisition," (4) "Speaking and Understanding," (5) "Reading and Writing," (6) "Vocabulary," (7) "Testing," and (8) "The Matter of Culture." Authors include Clifford…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adult Education, Adult Students, Affective Behavior