Playful Explicitness with Grammar: A Pedagogy for Writing

Autor/inn/en	Myhill, Debra; Jones, Susan; Watson, Annabel; Lines, Helen
Titel	Playful Explicitness with Grammar: A Pedagogy for Writing
Quelle	In: Literacy, 47 (2013) 2, S.103-111 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-4350
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-4369.2012.00674.x
Schlagwörter	Writing Instruction; Grammar; Literacy Education; English Instruction; Foreign Countries; Early Adolescents; Language Usage; Fiction; Persuasive Discourse; Imitation; Poetry; Syntax; Punctuation; Sentences; Fairy Tales; Teaching Methods; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schreibunterricht; Grammatik; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Ausland; Sprachgebrauch; Fiktion; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Lyrik; Poesie; Interpunktion; Sentence analysis; Satzanalyse; Fairy tale; Fairytale; Fairytales; Fairy-tale; Fairy-tales; Märchen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Großbritannien
Abstract	The place of grammar within the teaching of writing has long been contested and successive research studies have indicated no correlation between grammar teaching and writing attainment. However, a recent study has shown a significant positive impact on writing outcomes when the grammar input is intrinsically linked to the demands of the writing being taught. The study adopted a mixed methods design with a large-scale randomised controlled trial accompanied by a qualitative dataset, which provided contextual information about how the intervention was implemented. In this paper, we will outline the pedagogical principles that underpinned the intervention, and illustrate both the theoretical grounding and practical classroom examples that exemplify the approach. We will argue that any future policy or professional development that draws on this research must take account of these pedagogical principles, rather than focusing too superficially on either the grammar or the teaching materials which exemplify them. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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