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Direct linkBay, Yalçin – Educational Research and Reviews, 2014
The aim of this study is to compare the teaching process of early reading in the US to in Turkey. This study observes developing early reading of students, their reading miscues, and compares early reading process of students in the US and to early reading process of students in Turkey. This study includes the following research question: What are…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Reading Instruction, Oral Reading, Elementary School Students
Download full textMogahed, Mogahed M. – Online Submission, 2012
This article deals with the issue of using punctuation marks correctly. The misuse of punctuation marks affects meaning; therefore, it affects translation. As a result, the writer should pay more attention to punctuation marks and not to use them randomly. Simultaneously, the reader has to take care of the punctuation marks when interpreting a…
Descriptors: Punctuation, Role, Selection, Translation
Jabulani, Sibanda – South African Journal of Education, 2014
The study reports on challenges related to the use of the language of attribution in academic essay writing by Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) students at Rhodes University, as a microcosm of similar challenges faced by university students elsewhere. The study content-analysed 150 essays written by 50 PGCE students taking the course…
Descriptors: Essays, Teaching Methods, College Students, Course Descriptions
Clark, Urszula – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2013
The ways in which literacy in English is taught in school generally subscribe to and perpetuate the notion of a homogenous, unvaried set of writing conventions associated with the language they represent, especially in relation to spelling and punctuation as well as grammar. Such teaching also perpetuates the myth that there is one…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Literacy Education, Spelling
Reynolds, Brett – TESL Canada Journal, 2011
The claim that the words "for," "and," "nor," "but," "or," "yet," and "so" (FANBOYS) constitute a complete list of English coordinating conjunctions is examined though syntactic analysis and found wanting. This analysis is presented as an illustration of the need for teachers constantly to question the choice of material that we present to our…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), English, Syntax, Instructional Materials
Geertsema, Salomé; Hyman, Charene; van Deventer, Chantelle – South African Journal of Education, 2011
SMS language is English language slang, used as a means of mobile phone text messaging. This practice may impact on the written language skills of learners at school. The main aim of this study was to determine the perspectives of Grade 8 and 9 English (as Home Language) educators in Gauteng regarding the possible influence of SMS language on…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Written Language, Telecommunications, Computer Mediated Communication
Wigglesworth, Gillian; Simpson, Jane; Loakes, Deborah – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2011
The National Assessment Program--Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assessments are designed to assess literacy and numeracy of all Australian school children in years 3, 5, 7 and 9, and to act as diagnostics as to whether children are meeting intended educational outcomes. Tests began in May 2008, and have been run annually since then. Results of the…
Descriptors: Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, Indigenous Populations
Sopher, H. – Engl Lang Teaching, 1969
Descriptors: English, Punctuation, Syntax
Channon, Rachel; Sayers, Edna Edith – American Annals of the Deaf, 2007
The use of function words in 135 essays written by deaf college underclassmen in developmental and credit-bearing English composition classes is described and compared with Standard English (SE) versions of the same essay. If student and SE versions were the same, this was considered mastery; if the student omitted a word, this was considered…
Descriptors: Standard Spoken Usage, Deafness, Punctuation, English
Peer reviewedKreutzweiser, Erwin – History and Social Science Teacher, 1984
A disturbing deterioration has been noticed recently in the editing of history books. They have mistakes in grammar, word usage, style, and punctuation. Specific examples are provided. (RM)
Descriptors: Authors, Books, English, Grammar
Peer reviewedHummel, Kirsten M. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
Outlines some of the major differences in the use of punctuation between French and English, discussing such items as the period, comma, semicolon, colon, dash, and quotation marks. (MSE)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, French, Punctuation
Kipfer, Barbara Ann, Ed. – 1993
This comprehensive and innovative style manual has been designed to be clear and jargon-free, to serve as an alternative to the often confusing style manuals of years gone by. The manual is intended for use by students, professionals, and writers at any level. The manual, created by an expert in linguistics and lexicography, provides: (1) an A to…
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Higher Education, Punctuation
Peer reviewedSopher, H. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1977
It is proposed that speech rhythm, adapted to needs of written language, should constitute the basis of sound punctuation. It is the failure to recognize this principle that has led some writers to recommend a punctuation system that is mechanical rather than natural and meaningful. (CHK)
Descriptors: English, Language Rhythm, Punctuation, Sentence Structure
Hopper, Vincent F.; And Others – 1990
Designed to be a handy reference tool for everyone who aspires to write and speak correct English, this pocket guide is based on traditional grammar usage. It is organized along conventional lines, with an easy-to-use table of contents and index. The guide encompasses a great deal of information on relatively few pages, and it would be wise for…
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Grammatical Acceptability, Higher Education
Johnson, Eric W. – 1976
Written to provide a quick, simple, practical reference, this handbook contains explanations and examples of the use of English. Entries, arranged alphabetically, may be as specific as "bibliography,""colons,""dashes,""footnotes," and "prefixes" or as general as articles on cliches, books, figurative language, frame tests, grammar, and plagiarism.…
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Guides, Punctuation
