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Download full textDemo, Douglas A. – 2001
This digest focuses on the application of discourse analysis to second language teaching and learning. It provides examples of how teachers can improve their teaching practices by investigating actual language use both in and out of the classroom, and how students can learn language through exposure to different types of discourse. (VWL)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, Language Teachers, Language Usage
Larsen-Freeman, Diane – 1997
This digest considers the misconception that grammar is a collection of arbitrary rules about static structures in a language by challenging 10 common myths about grammar and its teaching. The myths include the following: (1) grammar is acquired naturally; it need not be taught; (2) grammar is a collection of meaningless forms; (3) grammar…
Descriptors: English, English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Acquisition
