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ERIC Number: EJ047418
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1971
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Witnessing, or the Myth of the Global Village
Tanner, Bernard R.
English Journal, 60, 6, 740-5, Sep 71
A discussion of the power of first person narrative and the modern predilection for personal witness, especially among the young. Explores personalized reporting based on direct experience, passive observation (or vicarious experience), and the public announcing of personal views, and relates all to the teaching of English, particularly composition. (JB)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), English Instruction, Journalism, Narration, Novels, Twentieth Century Literature, Writing (Composition)
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