A Retrospective on Training Teaching Assistants.

Marting, Janet

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Publication Date: 1987

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A Retrospective on Training Teaching Assistants.

Marting, Janet

WPA: Writing Program Administration, v11 n1-2 p35-44 Fall 1987

Reviews the history of the professional training of college English teachers, focusing on graduate teaching assistants. Argues that writing instruction is finally improving because of the integration of composition theory into teacher training. (RS)

Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Trends, English Departments, Freshman Composition, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching Assistants, Theory Practice Relationship, Training Methods

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Language: English

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