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Peer reviewedKreutzweiser, Erwin – English Quarterly, 1981
Examines cliches, vogue words, redundancies, ungrammatical constructions and lapses in style occurring in various Canadian newspapers. (HTH)
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Illiteracy
Peer reviewedHouston, Don – English Quarterly, 1979
Tells how one teacher provides English instruction by simulating an atmosphere of medical internships and consultation. Notes the benefits of such a classroom game. (RL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, English Instruction, Grammar
Peer reviewedWalker, Laurence – English Quarterly, 1976
Provides a survey of the history of grammar instruction and suggests that factors other than the teaching or not teaching of grammar in secondary schools may account for the statistical decline in college freshmen's writing abilities. (KS)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Freshmen, Educational History, Grammar
