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ERIC Number: EJ459299
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0010-0994
Freshman Composition: No Place for Literature.
Lindemann, Erika
College English, v55 n3 p311-16 Mar 1993
Questions whether literature should have a role in first-year composition courses. Argues that this question cannot be discussed without deciding on the objectives for such a course. Claims that first-year composition should eliminate the use of literature and focus on practicing the discourse of the academy. (HB)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, English Curriculum, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Literature
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Composition Theory; Literature Based Instruction