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Dangers and Fallacies in the Explanation of Future Time References.
Fenn, Peter – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1978
Discusses the semantic functions of the English future formations: "will/shall,""to be going to," and the present tense. Points out that these all have modal as well as temporal significance, making the traditional teaching of the English future imprecise and misleading. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Semantics
When Backshift Backfires, What's Happening Backstage?
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Matthews, Richard – ELT Journal, 1983
A solution is proposed to the traditional, unexplained use of optional backshifting in teaching past tenses of English verbs. The solution is based on correct and explicit formulation of the past tense examples used, so that optional backshifting would be unnecessary and inappropriate. (MSE)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Processing, Questioning Techniques