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ERIC Number: EJ445968
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-7555
Hearing Secret Harmonies.
Ehrhart, Margaret J.
College Teaching, v41 n2 p49-52 Spr 1992
A college English teacher discusses how her experience in learning to play a guitar has illuminated the teaching and learning processes, especially for first-year composition students who are motivated but not talented, or not highly motivated and expect failure. It is concluded that patience and kindness are important teaching tools. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Learning Problems, Learning Processes, Personal Narratives, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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