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Peer reviewedTomlinson, David – English in Education, 1994
Asks whether the sustained instruction in the "basics" of English, especially grammar, is being unrightfully ignored. Challenges teachers who claim that instruction in grammar is unneeded or ill-advised. Counters such assertions by examining two research studies purportedly proving the ineffectiveness of teaching grammar. (HB)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum, English Instruction
