A Positive Approach to Good Grammar

Autor/in	Kuehner, Alison V.
Titel	A Positive Approach to Good Grammar
Quelle	In: NADE Digest, 8 (2016) 1, S.42-46 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Grammar; Writing Skills; Punctuation; English; Standard Spoken Usage; Teaching Methods; Sentences; Writing Instruction; Retention (Psychology); Role; Reading Comprehension; Skill Development; English Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grammatik; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Interpunktion; English language; Englisch; Gesprochene Sprache; Umgangssprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sentence analysis; Satzanalyse; Schreibunterricht; Merkfähigkeit; Rollen; Leseverstehen; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht
Abstract	Correct grammar is important for precise, accurate, academic prose, but the traditional skills-based approach to teaching grammar is not effective if the goal is good writing. The sentence-combining approach shows promise. However, sentence modeling is more likely to produce strong writing and enhance reading comprehension. Through sentence modeling and understanding how punctuation makes meaning, developmental writers can employ sophisticated sentences, use punctuation effectively, and follow the conventions of standard English with minimal grammar instruction. Students analyze how and why authors make certain moves in their writing, then produce similar effects in their own writing. Inspired by Constance Weaver's approach to grammar that is "positive, productive, and practical" and by Rei Noguchi's emphasis on minimal grammatical terminology, this method makes for engaged instruction and retention of skills. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01