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Download full textDmitri Priven – TESL Canada Journal, 2022
Complex noun phrases (CNP) are a major vehicle of academic written discourse (Halliday, 1988/2004). However, despite the view that they pose significant challenges to English language learners, they are rarely taught in college-based English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs, especially for the purposes of improving reading comprehension. This…
Descriptors: Nouns, Phrase Structure, Teaching Methods, English for Academic Purposes
Direct linkWichman, Nanette – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2009
In this article, the author offers a new strategy for working with sentences in college composition that prompts students to access and apply their native grammatical abilities. The chunking strategy that she advocates is based on meaning and rests at a level of analysis that transcends varieties. It builds on the grammatical competence that…
Descriptors: Sentences, Grammar, Phrase Structure, Writing Instruction
