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Peer reviewedFunkhouser, James L. – College English, 1973
Composition teachers should recognize that all errors in student writing are not the same. The author distinguishes between handbook rules, spoken language, and ambiguity. (MM)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, College Instruction, English Instruction, Language Skills
Peer reviewedMamchur, Carolyn – English Journal, 1984
Describes a teaching method that uses the student's growing need to use the language as motivation. (CRH)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Language Usage, Literature Appreciation, Motivation Techniques
Marckwardt, Albert H. – 1966
An overview of language concepts suggests applications of linguistics to the teaching of English at all levels of instruction. Traditional grammar, with its emphasis on syntax and written language, is discussed and then compared to generative grammar, with its emphasis on transformational theory. A discussion of usage summarizes the changes in…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Curriculum Problems, English Instruction, Grammar
