Teaching English in the Two-Year College Sep 1998

Towards a Theory of Error

William S. Robinson

Abstract

Argues that, to deal effectively with sentence errors of basic writers, it is crucial to distinguish between what should be left alone and what can be productively marked and how it should be marked. Proposes a taxonomy of four sources of errors (knowledge, dialect, process, and developmental errors) and seven ways to address them.

Journal
Teaching English in the Two-Year College
Published
1998-09-01
DOI
10.58680/tetyc19981803
Open Access
Closed
Topics
basic writing

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (0)

No articles in this index cite this work.

Cites in this index (0)

No references match articles in this index.

CrossRef global citation count: 0 View in citation network →

Related Articles

  1. Literacy in Composition Studies Dec 2024
    The Decolonial Imperative in Basic Writing ↗
    Lucken IV, Walter
    basic writing race and writing multilingual writers
  2. College Composition and Communication Dec 2024
    “You could have students who barely speak English with someone who’s almost ready to go to comp”: Latinx Basic Writers in Iowa Community Colleges ↗
    Erin E. Doran
    basic writing two-year college race and writing multilingual writers
  3. Teaching English in the Two-Year College Mar 2023
    Feature: Developmental Writing Reform at Onondaga Community College: From Corequisite to IRW, Eliminating Dev Ed while Supporting All Students ↗
    Malkiel Choseed; Matt DelConte; Michael P O’Connor
    basic writing two-year college
  4. Writing Center Journal 2023
    Embedded vs. Drop-in Tutors in Developmental Writing Contexts: Course/Tutoring Perceptions and Impact on Student Writing Efficacy ↗
    Kendon Kurzer, Anna Hayden,; Jennifer Nguyen
    writing centers basic writing
  5. Teaching English in the Two-Year College Mar 2022
    Symposium: Cultivating Anti-Ableist Action across Two-Year College Contexts ↗
    Ada/Adam Hubrig
    writing centers basic writing two-year college writing across the curriculum