Essay Examination Prompts and the Teaching of Academic Writing.
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| Title: | Essay Examination Prompts and the Teaching of Academic Writing. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Horowitz, Daniel |
| Source: | English for Specific Purposes. 1986 5(2):107-120. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 1986 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Classification, College Students, Cues, English for Academic Purposes, Essay Tests, Expository Writing, Higher Education, Prompting, Rhetoric, Second Language Learning, Test Wiseness, Writing (Composition), Writing Improvement |
| Abstract: | Presents a four-task typology (concept, relation, process, argumentation) of essay examination prompts, based on study of 284 prompts used in 15 academic departments at Western Illinois University, and shows how it can be used to help foreign students sharpen their English-language essay examination-taking skills. (CB) |
| Entry Date: | 1987 |
| Accession Number: | EJ350968 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Presents a four-task typology (concept, relation, process, argumentation) of essay examination prompts, based on study of 284 prompts used in 15 academic departments at Western Illinois University, and shows how it can be used to help foreign students sharpen their English-language essay examination-taking skills. (CB) |
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