Give grammar due importance From: New Straits Times | Date: February 21, 2005| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Sridevi Sriniwass
New Straits Times
02-21-2005
Give grammar due importance
Byline: Sridevi Sriniwass
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Letters
Type: Letter

IN keeping with current thinking about the importance of the English language, I feel there is a dire need for greater emphasis on explicit grammar instruction in schools.

An important aspect to learning a language adequately is the learning of grammar. The typical context in which a young Malaysian learns English is one in which the only contact with the language is during the lesson itself.
It is widely acknowledged that there is lack of ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	Teaching grammar. (Literacy Links). Magazine article from: Teacher Librarian ; ...for talking about the language. While early English grammars derive from Latin, recently...language. First, all languages and dialects have grammars. The notion of an ungrammatical...standard. A standard grammar (of a language) connotes a common form...
	L. Droga and S. Humphrey (2003) Grammar and Meaning: An Introduction for Primary Teachers.(Book Review) Magazine article from: Australian Journal of Language and Literacy ; ...of functional grammar can support 'learning and language across the primary...stage of their language development...need more of the Grammar that Droga and...functions, because 'Grammar is essential...organisation of language and meaning...
	Bininj Gun-Wok: A Pan-Dialectal Grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune.(Book Review) Magazine article from: Oceania ; ...is not the first grammar of the language, it is by far the...first chapter. The grammar represents the culmination...publication on this language, by Evans and colleagues...attention in other grammars of Australian languages can be found here...
	DOES GRAMMAR MATTER ANYMORE? WHOLE LANGUAGE APPROACH TO ENGLISH SKIPS SPECIFICS Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL) ; ...structure laid out in grammar classes. English...world's predominant language and is spoken in...are introduced to grammar through methodology similar to the whole language approach.Concepts of grammar are often brought...parts of speech and language structure. "I think ...
	Grammar is not a sine qua non for the mastery of a language Newspaper article from: New Straits Times ; ...Times 10-19-2000 Grammar is not a sine...mastery of a language Byline: Dr John...the dialect. So grammar is not a sine...mastery of a language. The high standard...proficient in the language. Instead of drilling grammar as suggested...
	Reconsidering some prescriptive rules of grammar and composition.(Applied Theory) Magazine article from: Technical Communication ; ...wonderful introduction to grammar and language acquisition, read Pinker...rules that govern the use of language. The grammar that we develop during language...acquisition, which I call organic grammar, serves as a language template so that users of...
	BARBARA WALLRAFF, LINE TAMER SHE'S MS. GRAMMAR AT THE ATLANTIC WITH AN EYE FOR LANGUAGE'S GRACE AND COLOR Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe ; ...undogmatic arbiter of correct usage and grammar. Such is her editorial reputation that...sentence for clarity and grace as well as grammar and usage. It may sound like the most...Davison notes, "Sometimes she queries the grammar in a poem." Wallraff has been writing...distinctions with such common sense ...
	Teaching of English fails grammar test Newspaper article from: The Independent - London ; Children are learning grammar through foreign languages but not through their...mixed messages about grammar, with modern language teachers emphasising...language. While foreign language teachers taught grammar in a traditional way...
	Terry Crowley: Bislama Reference Grammar.(Book review) Magazine article from: Linguistics: an interdisciplinary journal of the language sciences ; ...Bislama Reference Grammar is the first attempt...description of this language. The author has written this grammar to reach a broader...variation in the language. However, the author...want to write a grammar that represents...involvement in the language and his motivation to write ...
	Language Classes Leave Students Tongue-Tied; Context Called More Crucial Than Grammar in Learning to Converse [ Corrected: 6/10/03 ] Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ; ...learning Spanish grammar, vocabulary and...on speaking the language and has yet to...sound of another language, only to graduate...fine points of grammar over conversation...do not place the language in a cultural context...few decades: Once grammar was emphasized...not learning the ...

For more facts and information, see all results

Find more facts and information related to the article "Give grammar due importance"