Grammar Teaching in Schools: What Should Teachers Be Aware Of?.

Francis, Gill

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ERIC Number: EJ510170

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Publication Date: 1994

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Grammar Teaching in Schools: What Should Teachers Be Aware Of?

Francis, Gill

Language Awareness, v3 n3-4 p221-36 1994

Discusses the advantages of the use of large natural language corpora in promoting grammatical awareness among language teachers and students, focusing on word classes and prescriptive approaches to language as they relate to Britain's National Curriculum at the elementary level. (13 references) (MDM)

Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, English, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Language Teachers, Metalinguistics, Pragmatics, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Traditional Grammar

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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