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ERIC Number: EJ421202
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Bringing Language Back to Life: Responding to the New Illiteracy.
Nelson, G. Lynn
English Journal, v80 n2 p16-20 Feb 1991
Argues that modern literacy problems do not arise from a lack of exposure to language, rather to overexposure to a sterile and meaningless stream of I-It language addressed to no real person. Suggests "quiet writing," personal journal expressions, and listening activities to sensitize students to language. (KEH)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Illiteracy, Journal Writing, Language Attitudes, Language Role, Listening Skills, Mass Media, Popular Culture, Secondary Education, Thinking Skills, Writing Exercises
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Silence