Cliches: Error Recognition or Subjective Reality?.

Olson, Gary A.

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ERIC Number: EJ257859

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982-Feb

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Cliches: Error Recognition or Subjective Reality?

Olson, Gary A.

College English, v44 n2 p190-94 Feb 1982

Submits classroom research on students' recognition of cliches. Notes that many beginning writers are unfamiliar with many cliches. Suggests that teachers should be aware of students' limited language experiences and adjust their teaching methods accordingly. (RL)

Descriptors: Cliches, College English, Course Content, Educational Research, Figurative Language, Language Usage, Prior Learning, Student Experience, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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