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Direct linkLindblom, Kenneth – English Journal, 2004
English and writing teachers are often pressurized to return to the basics of grammar, despite the evidence that drilling grammar does not improve students' writing skills. A great disparity exists between public perception of effective education and the perception of professional educators, which is the main reason why parents and government…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, English Instruction, Writing Teachers, Writing Instruction
