Composition Textbooks: Ethnography and Proposal.

Beaugrande, Robert De

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ERIC Number: EJ323419

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Composition Textbooks: Ethnography and Proposal.

Beaugrande, Robert De

Written Communication, v2 n4 p391-413 Oct 1985

Argues that a critical area in the advancement of literacy is the production of textbooks that reflect recent insights on language and discourse. Examines procedures by which textbooks are reviewed and produced and suggests guidelines for the establishment of rational criteria for textbook production. (FL)

Descriptors: Design Requirements, Educational Improvement, English Curriculum, Publishing Industry, Textbook Content, Textbook Publication, Textbook Research, Textbook Selection, Textbooks, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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