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Papay, Twila Yates – 1983
Students can improve their writing skills by studying grammar. In learning to apply a logical system in their analysis of sentence parts, for example, students develop mental discipline. This discipline can be strengthened through the grammatical analysis of their own papers. In these evaluations, which include error and stylistic analyses and a…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Structural Grammar, Traditional Grammar, Transformational Generative Grammar
Download full textALLEN, HAROLD B. – 1963
THE DESCRIPTIVE SCIENCE OF LINGUISTICS AND THE SKILL OF WRITTEN COMPOSITION MEET IN THE "SENTENCE," AND THE INFORMATION WHICH LINGUISTICS PROVIDES ON SENTENCE STRUCTURE CAN AID THE TEACHER OF COMPOSITION. ALTHOUGH TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR DOES NOT IMPROVE A STUDENT'S WRITING, CONSTITUENT GRAMMAR AND TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR, BY PRESENTING METHODS OF…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, Paragraph Composition, Punctuation
Peer reviewedBassett, Patrick F. – NASSP Bulletin, 1980
The author makes a case for teaching traditional prescriptive grammar for 10 weeks at the beginning of the tenth grade. (JM)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Kernel Sentences, Secondary Education
Weaver, Constance – 1979
Intended for preservice and inservice teachers at all educational levels, but especially for those in English education classes, this book examines the foundations of grammar instruction and supplies some definitions and examples of grammar usage. Part one of the book explores relevant language research, reasons for teaching grammar, the…
Descriptors: English Education, English Instruction, Grammar, Language Research
Blount, Nathan S.; And Others – 1968
This study proposed (1) to verify that students of normal ability could learn structural and transformational grammar concepts presented in the format of linear programing, and (2) to test whether the students would apply the concepts in compositions so that their writing showed progress toward maturity. Participating in the experiment were 207…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Applied Linguistics, English Instruction, Grade 8
Pack, Alice C., Ed. – 1968
Four issues of "TESL Reporter" are presented. Contents include the following articles: ''An Approach to the [I] [i] Contrast" by William D. Conway; "Native Language Environment Is Source of Confusion" by Alice Pack; "The Origin of Language: A Puzzle With Missing Pieces"; "Terminal Behavior and Language…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, English (Second Language)
Lugo, Mabel Erb. de – 1972
This paper examines the important role of English in Puerto Rico and the present situation of Puerto Rico's English language program. The writer gives a brief historical background of linguistics and discusses recent theories of language acquisition and transformation generative grammar. Possible applications and implications of these theories for…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Bibliographies, Bilingualism, Educational Objectives
