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Connor, Ulla | 1 |
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Raimes, Ann – TESOL Quarterly, 1985
Examines what is known about writing in both a first and a second language. Describes a study in which unskilled English as a second language writers in a "developmental" college writing course wrote an essay in class, compares the study's findings with the findings of some major studies of the writing process. (SED)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Processing, Second Language Learning, Writing (Composition)

Raimes, Ann – TESOL Quarterly, 1983
Explores the development of language teaching in light of Thomas Kuhn's theory of scientific revolution and briefly defines the positivist tradition in language teaching. Argues that the current emphasis on communication does not mark the emergence of a new paradigm, as it still operates in the positivist tradition, but rather a paradigm shift.…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Futures (of Society), Language Research

Connor, Ulla; Raimes, Ann – TESOL Quarterly, 1992
Connor comments on Raimes' research on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) essay component, the Test of Written English (TWE), and the practices of the Educational Testing Service. Raimes' response is directed toward the TWE research agenda. (five references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Essays, Language Research, Language Tests

Raimes, Ann – TESOL Quarterly, 1991
Reviews writing instruction for adult nonnative speakers of English, and discusses problems encountered over the past quarter century. Five issues are addressed, including the topics of writing, the issue of "real" writing, the nature of the academic discourse community, contrastive rhetoric, and responding to writing. (116 references) (VWL)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Adults, English (Second Language), Learning Processes

Canagarajah, A. Suresh; Raimes, Ann – TESOL Quarterly, 1993
Raimes' article on the history of second-language approaches to teaching writing is reviewed and criticized for its failure to support a social context approach to teaching writing. Raimes' response to Canagarajah supports her original position. (11 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism, Second Language Instruction, Social Influences

Raimes, Ann – TESOL Quarterly, 1990
Describes the development of the Educational Testing Service's (ETS) tests of composition for native speakers of English and of the Test of English as a Foreign Language's (TOEFL) Test of Written English (TWE). Recommendations are provided for carefully scrutinizing new developments in ETS testing as they affect students. (39 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Native Speakers