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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
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Zidonis, Frank J. – English Journal, 1967
English teachers have a responsibility to interpret for students the current linguistic insights into language and to lead them in an open-minded inquiry involving (1) careful observation of language data, (2) translation of this observation into rule-like descriptions, and (3) verification of the rules to determine if revisions must be made. In…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Deep Structure, English Curriculum, English Instruction
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Thomas, Owen – English Journal, 1974
The meanings of the words grammar and linguistics have undergone a multitude of changes in the last years, but teachers should continue to teach linguistics and formal grammar in the schools. (JH)
Descriptors: Definitions, English, English Instruction, Generative Grammar
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McGuire, Eileen J. – English Journal, 1967
When ninth-grade students are searching for help in expressing their newly discovered ideas, the principles of transformational grammar can be brought to their aid in the following ways: (1) Assign a provocative topic to the students which they are to discuss as fully as possible in one sentence. (2) Present only the kernel sentences of a…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 9, Grammar, Junior High School Students