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Walker, Laurence – English Quarterly, 1985
Shows that traditional grammar teaching grew out of nineteenth-century beliefs about language learning and the nature of knowledge that are profoundly different from those that direct the language arts curriculum today. Bases the account on approved textbooks, Alberta Department of Education reports, public examinations, and anecdotal records. (EL)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, English Instruction, Grammar, Language Arts