From a Grammar Grader to a Conscientious Reader

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by Evelyn Saavedra Autry Consider a graded paper covered in red marks, hard-to-read comments, squiggly lines, and cross-outs. What does it tell you about the grader? What does it represent to the student? What are the benefits for both the student and the teacher? I must confess, I am responsible for this sort of annihilation…

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Translating as Part of the Writing Process

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by Sabnam Ghosh I understand when I read, but I think when I write. I’ve always understood the differences between reading and writing this way. The process of understanding that one employs while reading transfers into an unconscious processing of judgements and selections that is reflected in the process of writing. One wonders, then, about…

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