Henry: You should have a look at _Towards Writing Across the Curriculum / Vers Langue Integree aux Programmes_, edited by Cathy Schryer, Renee Corbeil and myself, and published by Laurentian University's Human Sciences Monograph Series, 1994. The intro touches briefly on your concerns, but so do the following chapters: Regine Pierre (Montreal): De l'alphabetisation a la litteracie: pour une reforme en profondeur de l'enseignement Laure Hesbois (Laurentienne): . . . Et la bone vielle grammaire Ray Morris (Glendon): Les conventions litteraires de l'ecriture sociologique au Quebec et au Canada anglais You should also look at the following (not in our book): L. Menard. L'utilisation de l'ecriture au collegial: etude descriptive. Laval: Cegep de Montmorency, 1990. Good luck, Laurence --------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence Steven Laurentian University [log in to unmask] Sudbury, Ontario Fax, English Dept. 705-675-4870; Fax, MA in Humanities 705-675-4887 Phone 705-675-1151 ex 4353 [Your Scrivener Press: Ph 705-522-5126; Fax, 705-522-5126] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ex