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ERIC Number: EJ347018
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Problem Definition in Academic Writing.
MacDonald, Susan Peck
College English, v49 n3 p315-31 Mar 1987
Describes problem definition in academic writing as existing on a continuum, with literary interpretation near one end and scientific writing near the other. Examines the consequences of this for undergraduate literature and composition assignments. (SRT)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Content Area Writing, Intellectual Disciplines, Literary Criticism, Rhetoric, Technical Writing, Writing Exercises, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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