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Soares, Diana; Carvalho, Paula; Dias, Diana – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2020
New and flexible educational paradigms, based on creative, innovative and open-minded competences, are required in the development of curricula in design, working as an essential skill toolkit for future designers, particularly in higher education. This study aims to explore how learning outcomes, usually expressed by the knowledge, skills,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Design, Curriculum Development
Conroy, Anastasia; Lidz, Jeffrey; Musolino, Julien – Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, 2009
We demonstrate a U-shaped developmental trajectory in the interpretation of scopally ambiguous sentences, with 4-year-olds and adults, but not 5-year-olds, accessing inverse scope. These results argue against any view that treats 5-year-olds failures as resulting from immaturity of a single mechanism. Instead, we propose that this developmental…
Descriptors: Sentences, Figurative Language, Preschool Children, Adults
Subramaniam, Vijayaletchumy – Online Submission, 2011
Malaysian philosophy, purpose and objective of the education system are rooted and based on policies stated in the National Education Policy 1956 and Education Act 1961. Whereas the Education Ordinance 1952 urged all Chinese and Tamil schools to be given an equal opportunity to learn English and Malay language together with their L1 (mother…
Descriptors: Translation, English (Second Language), Native Language, Second Language Learning
Alario, F.-Xavier; Ayora, Pauline; Costa, Albert; Melinger, Alissa – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2008
Closed-class word selection was investigated by focusing on determiner production. Native speakers from three different languages named pictures of objects using determiner plus noun phrases (e.g., in French "la table" (the [subscript feminine] table), while ignoring distractor determiners printed on the pictures (e.g., "le"…
Descriptors: Nouns, Grammar, Native Speakers, Experiments

Ferguson, Suzanne – College Composition and Communication, 1976
Contends that "would of" is not a new grammatical marker in English. (DD)
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Sentence Structure, Writing (Composition)

Robinson, William S. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2000
Outlines three criteria that justify using passive voice. Claims teaching sentence focus--keeping the topic of the sentence in the subject position--will accomplish the end of teaching the appropriate uses of active and passive voice (NH)
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Sentence Structure, Writing Improvement
Sloane, David E. E. – Teaching English to Deaf and Second-Language Students, 1984
Presents a structural definition of the basic sentence unit, and suggests some guidelines for teaching this material. This concept of "X-word Grammar" has proven to be very helpful to students encountering difficulty with the concept of a sentence. (SL)
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Sentence Structure, Sentences
Van Goor, Wanda – 1994
Once students can identify main (independent) clauses and main ideas, a simple graphic system will demonstrate whether their sentences are strong and unified. The student underlines the main clause of a sentence and circles the main idea. In a strong, unified sentence, the circle will sit on the line. If the circle does not sit on the line, the…
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Rhetoric, Secondary Education
Foley, Louis – Improving College and University Teaching, 1971
Article points out the importance of word order in English language usage. (Editor)
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Higher Education, Sentence Structure

Kenkel, James; Yates, Robert – Journal of Basic Writing, 2003
Presents a developmental perspective on text construction, understood as managing information within and across sentence boundaries. Claims that the systematicity in non-standard constructions in basic writer's texts reflects student awareness of three obligatory areas of information management in texts: topic management, reference tracking, and…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education

Jordan, Michael P. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1999
Reviews and compares views of grammarians, usage experts, and authors of technical writing books concerning "dangling participles." Finds many unattached clauses are unacceptable, some are less objectionable, and still others are acceptable. Notes that cultural (and perhaps gender) differences between humanistic teachers and…
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Language Attitudes, Language Usage

Neely, Peter M. – College English, 1978
Contends that the rule "do not split infinitives" is a proper subset of the rule "do not split verbs," and that both should be taught. (DD)
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Usage

Luthy, Melvin J. – College English, 1978
A defense of the grammatical correctness of the sentence, "Let us go then, you and I." (DD)
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Language Usage, Poetry

Sawyer, Diane J. – Journal of Educational Research, 1976
This study investigated the hypothesis that intra-sentence grammatical constraints guide reader sampling of the visual display by examining the effect of these constraints on the reading of sentences by skilled adult readers. (RC)
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Grammar, Higher Education

Kunz, Linda Ann – Journal of Basic Writing, 1977
Outlines the basic elements and classroom applications of "word grammar," a form of sector (tagmemic) analysis to be used in standard English instruction. (RL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education, Sentence Structure