Freshman English: Observations of a Former Adjunct Professor.

Torgovnick, Marianna

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ERIC Number: EJ216287

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Publication Date: 1979

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Freshman English: Observations of a Former Adjunct Professor.

Torgovnick, Marianna

Improving College and University Teaching, v27 n4 p147-50 Fall 1979

A former adjunct professor compares her experience teaching freshman composition at two community colleges with very different philosophies about remediation, offers some practical suggestions regarding teacher attitudes and techniques, and discusses how colleges can best use adjunct professors. (JMD)

Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Freshmen, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, English Instruction, Higher Education, Part Time Faculty, Remedial Programs, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Urban Education, Writing (Composition)

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Language: English

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