More grammar gaps.(teaching)

From: Academic Exchange Quarterly | Date: March 22, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Abstract

As a teacher of teachers, I must address whether or how grammar belongs in instruction. The official National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) position, against formal grammar teaching, is that most honored in U.S. practice. However, those for any grammar use voice their views in the NCTE's Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar (ATEG). Some states, like California, require grammar instruction. Divisions exist among grammar-instruction supporters. This article explores both grammar wars and issues which separate classroom-grammar supporters.

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