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ERIC Number: EJ617686
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6291
Grease on the Keyboard: Making Composition Work in a Technical College.
Lourey, Jessica
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v28 n2 p175-81 Dec 2000
Notes that teaching composition in a technical college presents a number of challenges. Considers how employers are calling for the hands-on training to be combined with more communication and critical thinking skills so that employees have a broader education that allows them to switch speeds or tasks. Describes activities and course components for technical college writing instruction. (SC)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Educational Change, Technical Education, Two Year Colleges, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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