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>Subject:      General question from an Undergrad
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>Hello out there,
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>I am an Undergraduate doing some research on grammar and error in writing.
>I'm hoping some of you may be able to help me, this topic is so big I'm
>having trouble getting started!  I am interested in how teachers
>are currently dealing with error in students' writing? Is the red pen
>highlighting grammatical mistakes/problems still around?- or is there more
>of a focus on the text itself, overlooking the errors?  Any information on
>web sites, references of people who study error, or comments from those
>interested in grammar and error would be greatly appreciated!
>
>Thanks in advance,
>-Carrie Peters
 
 
As a composition director who trains TAs, I ask that our teachers indeed
indicate to students where most errors exist--not every error necessarily,
esp. for students who have many of them.  We avoid symbols and
abbreviations for errors and rely for the most part on "minimal
marking"--drawing a box around the place where an error exists and then
asking students to correct the error.
 
Larry Beason,Director
English Composition Program
Dept. of English
Eastern Washington University
Cheney WA 99004
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