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ERIC Number: EJ248794
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Jul
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Writing Poetry and Learning English.
Watts, Margaret
English Language Teaching Journal, v35 n4 p444-50 Jul 1981
Describes a project in writing poetry and learning English in Ghana with belief that poetry can stimulate imaginative and personal expression. Results show grammatical errors begin to disappear as students become more involved in mode although lexical choices remain a problem for students throughout their pre-university careers. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Poetry, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ghana; Halliday (M A K)