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ERIC Number: EJ766764
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 22
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0015-718X
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"Exercices de style": Developing Multiple Competencies through a Writing Portfolio
Paesani, Kate
Foreign Language Annals, v39 n4 p618-639 Win 2006
This article presents a writing portfolio project whose primary goal is to integrate the development of proficiency skills, content knowledge, and grammatical competence through literary study. Excerpts from Queneau's (1947) "Exercices de style," which tells the same story 99 times, serve as the basis for this portfolio project: These excerpts are both the input for grammar instruction and the model for student writing. Students prepare multiple drafts of their written texts according to a process-oriented approach that includes peer review, self evaluation, and instructor feedback. Following an overview of relevant research, an outline of the portfolio project and student commentaries are presented that provide empirical evidence of the perceived value of the project. The following are appended: (1) Sample Queneau Excerpt; (2) Sample Discussion Questions; (3) Sample Review Guidelines; (4) Student Writing Samples; and (5) Grading Rubric. (Contains 2 tables and 5 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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