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ERIC Number: EJ248784
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1981-Jul
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Proof-Reading as a Means of Reducing Student Errors.
Sheal, P. R.; Wood, Susan
English Language Teaching Journal, v35 n4 p405-07 Jul 1981
Describes pilot project on effectiveness of proofreading exercises in English as a second language classes in reducing common student errors in use of tenses, concord, and spelling. Results show some improvement, but not as much as was hoped. (BK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Higher Education, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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