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The role of grammar instruction in the development of effective writing has long been recognised as a cornerstone of educational practice. Recent pedagogical models emphasise the integration of ...
MY COLLEAGUE Susan Reimer complained recently that her daughter thought North America was a “consonant,” while her 15-year-old son couldn’t tell the difference between “there,” “they’re” and “their.” ...
In this resource, we explore how grammar can be taught rhetorically where the focus is on the learner understanding the writing situation, making effective choices while constructing sentences, ...
This week’s question is: What are the best ways to deal with error correction in the second language classroom? Error correction in the English Language Learner ...
Do you know what a suffix is, or how to distinguish adjectives from adverbs? If you have a six or seven-year-old, the chances are they do. Or at least, the UK government now says they should – by the ...
Grammar instruction may have waned in some classrooms starting in the early 2000s, largely because the high-stakes tests required by the No Child Left Behind law didn’t assess grammar specifically.