Ann and Abby
The Agony Column on the Air
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10818438 |
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| Authors | Richard W Hall (0000-0002-3264-3217, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 247 |
| Publication date | 1971-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | TESOL Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-8322 • E-ISSN: 1545-7249 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3585697 |
| OpenAlex | W2017585580 |
| Language | EN |
This article suggests that the syndicated columns published under the by-lines Dear Abby and Ann Landers contain useful textual material for intermediate and advanced ESL students. The following characteristics seem valuable: 1) the columns offer sharp insights into implicit American cultural values; 2 they are modeled on the spoken, rather than written language; 3) they stimulate classroom discussion
Column (typography) · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Environmental Science · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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