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ERIC Number: EJ415364
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
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Basic Writers Writing across the Disciplines I: An Historical and Theoretical Introduction.
Williamson, Michael W.
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v4 n1 p57-70 Fall 1987
Reviews the history of writing across the curriculum programs and examines two instructional orientations, the general writing approach, which views writing as a unique tool for consolidating learning; and the discipline-specific approach, which focuses on the function or social purposes for writing. (DMM)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Content Area Writing, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Strategies, Remedial Instruction, Writing (Composition), Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Note: Available from New York College Learning Skills Association, Developmental Studies Division, Community College of the Finger Lakes, Canadaigua, NY 14424 ($20.00 per volume).