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ERIC Number: EJ472445
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-527X
Show and Tell? The Role of Explicit Teaching in the Learning of New Genres.
Freedman, Aviva
Research in the Teaching of English, v27 n3 p222-51 Oct 1993
Discusses how the notion of genre has recently been reconceived by theorists. Questions whether the explicit teaching of genre features and rules enhance the acquisition of such genres by students. Provides tentative responses to this question. Argues for more focused research of this question. (HB)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Literary Genres, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Writing Research
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Composition Theory; Explicit Instruction