May 16th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: Basic, Composition, Dialogue, Firstyear, Rethinking, Writing
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Designed for courses on theories and methods of teaching college writing, this text is distinguished by its emphasis on giving teachers a foundation of knowledge for teaching writing to a diverse student body. As such, it is equally relevant for teacher training in basic writing, ESL, and first year composition, the premise being that in most colleges and universities today teachers of each of these types of courses encounter similar student populations and teaching challenges. Many instructors compile packets of articles for this course because they cannot find an appropriate collection in one volume. This text fills that gap.…
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May 6th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: Beginning, Composition, Please, Students, Text, Write
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Beginning Level. Please Write emphasizes writing correct English sentences and then organizing them into simple compositions. Each lesson is designed to help beginning students at the university level progress from simple explanations of grammar, spelling, and writing, to practice exercises learning to sentence writing, and finally to producing a complete composition. Among the points covered are verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, mechanics, and style. Includes a grammar reference section.
Please Write: A Beginning Composition Text For Students of Esl
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May 4th, 2010
Category: English Lesson Plans HELP
Tags: Composition, English, etc., fun hs lesson plan on punctuation, Grade, Grammar, Interesting, Lesson, Need, Plans, PLEEAASSEEEEE, Writing
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April 9th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: College, Composition, def, ESL, generation, Issues, Learners, Meets, teaching, U.S.Educated, Writing
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An increasing number of students graduate from U.S. high schools and enter college while still in the process of learning English. This group–the “1.5 generation”–consisting of immigrants and U.S. residents born abroad as well as indigenous language minority groups, is rapidly becoming a major constituency in college writing programs. These students defy the existing categories in most college writing programs, and in the research literature. Experienced in American culture and schooling, they have characteristics and needs distinct from the international students who have been the subject of most research and literature on ESL writing. Furthermore, in studies of mainstream…
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March 30th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: Composition, English, essays, Guide, Language, Literature, Pedagogy, pedagogy learning english, Study
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Complete with a targeted review of all the material on the selected Praxis exam in addition to a full-length practice test, these test preparation guides are written by the makers of the real tests. Thorough explanations of the answers are provided and helpful test-taking strategies are found throughout the guide. The three categories of assessments covered correspond to the three milestones in teacher development-academic skills assessment, subject assessment, and classroom performance assessment. Reflecting the rigorous and carefully validated nature of the exams, these guides provide beginning teachers the information needed to succeed.
English Language, Literature, and Composition: Essays and Pedagogy…
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March 30th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: Classroom, CollegeBound, Composition, ESL, essays, Grammar, Students, teaching
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GRAMMAR IN THE COMPOSITION CLASSROOM guide ESL/EFL writing teachers to assess student’s needs in terms of learning styles, to follow a grammar-from-context approach, to harness the power of technologies for the presentation of materials, and to respond to second language writing error, in effective ways.
Grammar in the Composition Classroom: Essays on Teaching ESL for College-Bound Students
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March 14th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: at, Chinese, companion, Composition, Expressive, Literacy, Masterworks, Reading, Through
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Masterworks Chinese Companion fills the need of students from Chinese-speaking families or advanced non-native speakers who have mastered basic oral communication in Chinese but need further development of their reading and writing skills. Qin-Hong Anderson presents students with 12 short works that are emblematic of superlative writing style, primarily from the Chinese canon of modern literature. By selecting short stories that reflect human emotions and relationships, Masterworks provides students with the vocabulary and patterns they need to express their feelings in writing.
Masterworks Chinese Companion: Expressive Literacy Through Reading And Composition
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March 7th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: at, CLEP, Composition, English, Examination, General, Review
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This book contains all the information necessary to prepare for the CLEP English Composition Examination with and without the essay.
This is an updated edition of our popular study guide for the English Composition exam.
Comex Systems has been preparing people for the CLEP examinations for over 30 years. All of our study guides are written by teacher who are preparing students to take CLEP tests.
Review for the CLEP General English Composition Examination
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March 5th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: at, Classroom, Composition, Critical, SecondLanguage, Sourcebook, Writing
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Second-Language Writing addresses key issues for instructors working with multilingual writers in first-year composition. Framed with insightful introductory material, this soucebook provides both theoretical context and practical resources for designing courses, negotiating differences among students, and responding to and assessing second-language writing.
Second-Language Writing in the Composition Classroom: A Critical Sourcebook
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January 30th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: 2010, ap english language and composition exam, at, Composition, Cracking, Edition, English, Exam, Language, Vocabulary
- ISBN13: 9780375429187
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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This guide to the AP English Language & Composition Exam includes proven test-taking techniques from the AP experts at the Princeton Review. Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam, 2010 Edition also brings you:
•2 full-length AP English Language & Composition practice tests with detailed explanations
•Comprehensive review of the AP English essentials – classical and rhetorical modes
•Quick-study list of AP English Language terms and vocabulary to help you master them all
•Detailed walk-through of how to write great analytic, argumentative, and synthesis AP essays
•Useful strategies for scoring your best on the multiple-choice section
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