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Reconsidering the Teaching of Style
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Butler, Paul – English Journal, 2011
About 10 years ago, Robert J. Connors's article "The Erasure of the Sentence" questioned the disappearance of writing style and examined the validity of some of the reasons given for its disappearance. Since that 2000 article, the study of style has undergone a kind of renaissance, with numerous books and articles on its uses in composition theory…
Descriptors: Transformational Generative Grammar, Creativity, Sentences, Teacher Role
Taking the G-r-r-r Out of Grammar.
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Tchudi, Stephen; Thomas, Lee – English Journal, 1996
Describes a course for preservice English teachers on descriptive grammar. Discusses definitions and aims and what to do about traditional grammar; transformational-generative grammar; language acquisition; and applied grammar. Presents teaching strategies. (RS)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, English Instruction, English Teacher Education, Generative Grammar