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AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF TWO FIFTH-GRADE LANGUAGE-ARTS PROGRAMS, AN ANALYSIS OF THE WRITING OF CHILDREN TAUGHT LINGUISTIC GRAMMARS COMPARED TO THOSE TAUGHT TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR.

GALE, IRMA FRANCES – 1967

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO COMPARE THE COMPLEXITY OF WRITTEN COMPOSITIONS OF FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN A LINGUISTICALLY-ORIENTED LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM WITH THE COMPLEXITY OF THE WRITTEN COMPOSITIONS OF STUDENTS WHO WERE TAUGHT TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR. AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP AND A CONTROL GROUP WERE EACH COMPOSED OF 32 STUDENTS AND WERE EQUALIZED…

Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 5, Grammar, Language Arts

Linguistics and the Teaching of English.

Marckwardt, Albert H. – 1966

An overview of language concepts suggests applications of linguistics to the teaching of English at all levels of instruction. Traditional grammar, with its emphasis on syntax and written language, is discussed and then compared to generative grammar, with its emphasis on transformational theory. A discussion of usage summarizes the changes in…

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Curriculum Problems, English Instruction, Grammar

The Influence of Linguistically-Oriented Techniques on the English Sentence Structure and Reading Comprehension of Fourth Grade Students. Final Report.

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Crews, Ruthellen – 1968

This study compared a grammar program using a linguistic approach with one using a traditional approach to determine how each affects children's ability (1) to construct sentences which have variety in structure, and (2) to comprehend silent reading. Five experimental and five control classes of fourth-grade children were randomly selected from…

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Grade 4