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Suda, Koji; Wakabayashi, Shigenori – Second Language Research, 2007
Eighty-one seventh- and eighth-grade students (age 12-14) learning English in Japanese classrooms were tested on their knowledge of English case-marked pronouns in sentences like "He likes her," *"He likes she" and *"Him likes her." The aim of the study was to evaluate the predictions of three theories of second…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Sentence Structure, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Center for Curriculum Development in English. – 1968
These two units of the Minnesota Project English curriculum employ transformational grammar in an attempt to make eighth-grade students aware of fundamental facts about their language. Concepts taught in the first unit are (1) that an infinite number of English sentences exists, (2) that a few basic transformations are the basis for a large number…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Generative Grammar