Linguistic Theory and Composition

Robert De Beaugrande

doi:10.2307/357297

College Composition and Communication May 1978

Linguistic Theory and Composition

Robert De Beaugrande

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make use of it and what aspects are outside its scope. Let us suppose that composition teachers were invited to present a program for the development of a theory and method of teaching writing. What might be included in such a program? Would linguists be willing and able to help toward its fulfillment? For various reasons, we are confronted with a student population which has very limited skills in writing. I would cite here only two factors. Since reading has become a rare pastime, many young people are not aware of how to arrange a text so that readers can readily follow it. Also, mass media entertainment, which has supplanted reading, instills very different perceptive habits, regardless of content. Camera perspective and sound track serve to sort out visual and auditory perception in advance, so that the viewer can remain entirely passive, performing only elementary intellectual tasks in response. I would conclude that a writing program is needed which compensates for

Journal: College Composition and Communication
Published: 1978-05-01
DOI: 10.2307/357297
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Topics: writing pedagogy teacher development
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