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ERIC Number: EJ306639
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Why Nothing Works.
Forrester, Kent
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v11 n1 p16-22 Oct 1984
Stresses that teaching writing is a very difficult task because of, among other things, the problems in changing students' lifelong habits, their general lack of reading and summarizing skills, the intuitive nature of grammar use, and the lack of instruction in logical thinking. (CRH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Theories, Grammar, Higher Education, Professional Development, Student Responsibility, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Responsibility, Teaching Methods, Two Year Colleges, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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