The Critical Period Hypothesis aims to investigate the reason for significant difference between first language acquisition and second language acquisition. Over the past few decades, researchers carried out a series of studies to test the validity of the hypothesis. Although there were certain limitations in these studies, most of their results…

Argues that the use of specific grammar texts, along with the books themselves, has remained essentially unchanged for over 200 years. Examines how grammar texts were established and used historically. Claims that pedagogical uses of grammar textbooks mirrors instructors' perceptions of their students. (HB)

This textbook seeks to set forth in a simple and practical manner the principles of modern English grammar. The aim has been not only to give the pupils an insight into the structure of the English sentence, but also to provide them with exercises helpful to the formation of good habits of speech.

This textbook is first in a series of four elementary school grammar books. Exercises are arranged in logical sequence to make the mastery of grammar comparatively easy and the demands on the teacher relatively light. The inductive method takes the form of asking the pupil to "observe" a number of particular instances illustrating the…

This textbook is second in a series of four elementary school grammar books. Exercises are arranged in logical sequence to make the mastery of grammar comparatively easy and the demands on the teacher relatively light. The inductive method takes the form of asking the pupil to "observe" a number of particular instances illustrating the…

This textbook is third in a series of four elementary school grammar books. Exercises are arranged in logical sequence to make the mastery of grammar comparatively easy and the demands on the teacher relatively light. The inductive method takes the form of asking the pupil to "observe" a number of particular instances illustrating the…

This textbook is fourth in a series of four elementary school grammar books. Exercises are arranged in logical sequence to make the mastery of grammar comparatively easy and the demands on the teacher relatively light. The inductive method takes the form of asking the pupil to "observe" a number of particular instances illustrating the…

In tracing the development of language curriculum in public schools, one discovers that prior to the twentieth century grammar was the center of linguistic attention. Around the beginning of the century, psychologists and others were doing research on the supposed efficacious results of such study and were finding that such supposed results were…

This textbook aims to set forth the elements of English grammar in their relation to thought and the expression of thought. This object has been the guiding principle in the selection and arrangement of material, in the treatment of forms and constructions, and in the fashioning of the very numerous illustrative exercises. The Introduction…

This textbook designed for both schools and private learners presents a new and comprehensive system with exercises for studying grammar from beginning principles to the most complex constructions. The system focuses on parsing, correcting incorrect syntax, nouns and pronouns, and the moods and tenses of verbs.

This textbook is a course in English grammar and composition. The first part concerns the sentence as a whole. The second deals with predicates and subjects, makes clear the nature of connectives and modifiers, explains the difference between phrases and clauses, and covers several other common matters of English syntax. The third part is a very…

The purpose of this book is to set forth the elements of English grammar in their relation to thought and the expression of thought. This object has been the guiding principle in the selection of material, in the treatment of forms and constructions, and in the fashioning of the very numerous illustrative exercises. The Introduction explains in…

This textbook is a French reader containing translations of the principal words, a progressive development of the forms of the verb, designations of the use of prepositions and particles, and idioms. The design of this book is to interest the pupil in the task of acquiring a vocabulary by short historical anecdotes. The stories, although selected…

This textbook provides the foundation for an elementary English course that combines grammar and composition. It is especially useful for ungraded schools. This book is an attempt to bring the subject of language home to children at the age when knowledge is acquired in an objective way, by practice and habit, rather than by the study of rules and…

This series of "Lessons in English" comprises two books. Book I (ED622250), intended to be used within the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, covers either two or three years, according to the amount of time allowed for language work, the age of the pupils, and their previous training. Book II contains a systematic course in grammar…