Scott, I think this is probably the most carefully done research on usage errors in American university student writing. http://www.inventio.us/ccc/1988/12/robert-j-connors-and-andrea-a.html Connors, Robert J., and Andrea A. Lunsford. "Frequency of Formal Errors in Current College Writing, or Ma and Pa Kettle Do Research."* CCC* 39.4 (1988): 395-409. Bob Yates University of Central Missouri On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 1:03 AM, Scott Woods <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Group, > > Is anyone familiar with research on usage errors and methods for reducing > them in students' work? What really works for reducing usage errors? What > doesn't work? How should we think of usage errors? Do error reduction > efforts work? What do they give us? While I don't want my students to make > errors, I'm much more interested in improving their writing than in reducing > their errors. > > Thanks, > > Scott Woods > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface > at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or > leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/