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Teaching writing to adults : strategies and concepts for improving learner performance / Robert F. Sommer.
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley023/89045603.html - Table of contents
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- 1 copy at The Center Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| The Center Library | 428.27 Sommer | 119215 | Stacks | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 1555421725
- Physical Description: xxii, 252 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1989.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Bibliography: p. 239-246. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1: Understanding the distinctiveness of adult learners -- The challenge of teaching adults to write -- Overcoming writing anxiety: a dilemma for adult learners -- How an andragogical approach can improve writing -- Part 2: Adult-centered techniques for improving writing instruction -- Getting started: assessing learners' needs and abilities -- Writing activities that motivate adult learners -- Increasing learner responsibility in the writing process -- Integrating adults' experiences into expressive writing activities -- Integrating adults' experiences into transactional writing activities -- Evaluating writing assignments and responding constructively -- Part 3: Achieving success with adult learners in different settings -- Effective writing instruction in the workplace -- How to improve college writing courses -- Handling divergent levels of writing experience -- Successful writing instruction for adults: fifteen key strategies -- Resources: A. Questionnaires for assessing learners' needs and abilities -- B. Sample form for helping students set writing goals -- C. General educational development essay scoring guide -- D. Editing for precise usage: a sample guide for students -- E. Sample course evaluation form -- F. Sample creative writing activities. |
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