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ERIC Number: EJ573273
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6291
To Kindle a Flame: Teaching Vocabulary in College Composition Courses.
McDonald, Jean
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v26 n1 p75-78 Sep 1998
Describes a vocabulary activity the author uses in first-year composition classes which is effective, interesting, and fun for students who write an ongoing serialized short story with required vocabulary words chosen weekly from assigned student readings. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills, Writing Improvement
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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