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Pedagogic Grammar, 2005.
This paper is an extensive discussion of pedagogic grammar, written and spoken discourse for English language, as applied to ESL English language learning.
4,205 words (approx. 16.8 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 112.95
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This paper explains that pedagogic grammar is grammar that provides useful descriptions of language forms and their function for pedagogical purposes, which can be organized and sequenced in textbook form to provide systematic teaching and learning as a descriptive and explanatory complement to other language learning activities. The author points out that implications drawn from learner-centered grammar instruction are that these extensive grammar rules and explanations should be presented in such a manner as to approximate the learner's hypothesis-formative process as far as possible. The paper concludes that the deformalization of pedagogical grammars may be through the avoidance of the jargon or keeping this jargon to a minimum to avoid elaborate or complicated analyses.
Table of Contents
Objective
Introduction
Psycholinguistics - Theoretical Framework
Descriptive - Prescriptive Grammar
Pedagogic Grammar
Communicative Competence in English-Language/Grammar
Linguistic
Two Cognitive Principles
Form-based: The Structuralist Theory
Form Selection
Concepts and Factors for Consideration in Analysis
Setting
Ends: Transnational, Interactional and Performative
Speech Events: Speech, Discourse or Speech
Learner-Centered Grammar Instruction Facts
Purpose of Analysis
Implications and Conclusion
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"Pedagogical grammar within the English language is based historically on over 400 years of grammar the first of these being in 1580 by William Bullokar followed by the work of John Wallis in 1653 who studied English grammar not on the basis of the models in Latin grammar but within its own frame of reference. Due to the fact that most of the grammar was based on the Latin models there existed a heavy influence in the view of the expert in relation to the English language in the nature of and the terms for the descriptions."
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Grammar and Error Correction, 2006.
An evaluation of the role of grammar and error correction in teaching a foreign language.
950 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper studies whether -- and to what degree -- grammar and error correction should be emphasized in a language classroom. The author presents research done on the questions of: (1) how much explicit grammar instruction should be conducted? and (2) to what extent does error correction assist the learner? The author concludes from the research that grammar is more effectively learned when taught in an integrated, rather than explicit, format. The author further concludes that directly correcting errors is only important if the error precludes comprehension.
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"There has always been debate about the place of grammar in the language classroom. Undoubtedly, the mastery of any language depends on understanding the rules that govern the arrangement and relationship of words in a sentence. Knowledge of grammatical concepts is a key step in language learning. A grammatical item, once learned, acts as a formula that can be applied to the construction of new sentences. Pica's (1994) explains that there are cases where explicit grammar instruction may accelerate the learners' progress across the stages of language acquisition. In many cases, such as the use of the plural -s, instructed learners tended to make fewer errors than those who had no classroom experience and were left to create their own strategies of learning. This, however, is by no means the end of the story. There are many factors that must be considered when deciding how and when grammar should be taught."
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"Traditional Grammar Teaching Is Waste of Time, say Academics", 2005.
An article review on "Traditional Grammar Teaching Is Waste of Time, say Academics", from "The Times".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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The paper analyzes four newspaper articles that mention English or grammar. The paper summarizes each article into one paragraph and the writer provides personal comments on the articles. The writer describes the articles as "on the border of humorous with a blend of seriousness." The writer further discusses how people often make mistakes in their writing and fail to proofread their work; these grammar mistakes can sound humorous.
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"This article came from the newspaper, The Times, with the article, "Traditional Grammar Teaching Is Waste of Time, Say Academics." Notice the title has a mistake in it. It should be "says." The article states that English grammar does not give students writing skills. A study was completed by an English review group in York. The article states that no evidence in over 100 years has connected grammar with better writing skills. While sentence combining, has been beneficial in helping students gain improvements in their writing."
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Noam Chomsky's Theory of Universal Grammar, 2006.
An analysis of the pros and cons of Noam Chomsky's theory of universal grammar.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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In recent years Noam Chomsky has become more famous as a political activist and critic of various American governments than he has ever been as a linguist. Be that as it may there was a time when Chomsky was one of the leading linguistic theorists in America and this paper looks at arguably his most important scholarly contribution to that area of inquiry. Specifically this paper explores the strengths and weaknesses of Chomsky's theory of universal grammar, in particular what it reveals and what it does not reveal or rather what it obscures.
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Teaching English Grammar, 2000.
An examination of the difficulties and strategies involved in teaching English grammar, looking at various teaching theories.
2,000 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 6 sources, $ 63.95
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An examination of the difficulties and strategies involved in teaching English grammar, especially to grade-school and high-school students. The paper emphasizes the different teaching theories of people such as Theodore Hipple, Arno Jewett, and Alan Puves.
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"Modern grammar usage is ever changing as new methods once thought incorrect are now becoming acceptable. One way in which future English teachers can help students to see, understand, and learn from their mistakes is through grammar portfolios. Generally, a student may have many grammatical errors in a first draft of a piece of writing. If a student is able to see incorrect and corrected mistakes, he or she is more likely to improve his or her future pieces of writing more efficiently."
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"The Grammar of Silk", 2002.
A literary review of "The Grammar of Silk" by Cathy Song, making special reference to the imagery in the poem.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This essay paraphrases the stanzas in the poem "The Grammar of Silk' by Cathy Song and critically analyzes each with insight through the use of imagery and language.
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Racial and Pedagogical Oppression, 2004.
An analysis of the community action against racial and pedagogical oppression.
1,677 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper discusses the works of three significant individuals who have contributed to the development of the civil rights movement and educational reform in America. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X served as bastions and role models of the movement against racial prejudice and discrimination against black Americans. Their contributions to the movement are discussed by an analysis of their speeches seeking the black Americans? emancipation from the social bondage of racial prejudice. Paulo Freire, meanwhile, discusses the oppressive nature of the educational system by conceptualizing a framework, which he terms as the "banking concept of education". The paper presents a discussion of each discourse written by these three individuals, explaining how each discourse contributed to increasing social awareness among the American citizenry during the period and helped create social changes that ultimately characterize the pluralist kind of society that American society is at present.
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"The 1960s marked an unprecedented development of ideologies and social movements, which aimed to provide alternative perspectives and solution to the increasing problem of civil disorder and restlessness among various sectors of the society, particularly those differing in race, gender, age, and even educational attainment and social class. Two of the most prominent movements that have been formed and developed during this period are the civil rights movement and the educational reform. The civil rights movement that has become popular and powerful during this period traces its roots from the issue of racial discrimination against black Americans. Educational reform, on the other hand, was spurred from new ideologies that came along with the dominance of the new socialist movement, which looks at the oppressive nature of the current social order extant in the educational system of America at the time."
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Teaching Grammar - Focus on 'Aspect', 2006.
An examination of the 'aspect' feature of English grammar and how this is taught.
2,427 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 74.95
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This paper examines the grammatical errors evident in a fictional letter from "Betula" to "Andrea". The paper explains that although the grammatical mistakes (in the letter) are varied, the paper focuses primarily on the letter's problem of incorrect 'aspect', and attempts to analyze how Betula's grammatical aspect problems can be categorized and corrected. The paper also explains the types of tense expressed under 'aspect'.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
What is Aspect?
Types of Tense Expressed Under Aspect
Analysis of Betula's Essay in Terms of Aspect
Conclusion
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"In laymen's terms, aspect is really the grammatical aspect of a verb, which characterizes the temporal flow of one's writing. However, it is different from the concept of "tense" alone: although tense describes whether an action or event has occurred in the past, present, or future, aspect determines whether it happened only once, whether it happens continually without stopping, whether it happens on an intermittent basis or whether it continues to happen now (Lynch). An example of different aspects are the statements "I skip" and "I am skipping", both of which lend to different interpretations of tense."
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Functional Grammar, 2003.
An application of the Register and Genre Theory to spoken and written texts.
9,629 words (approx. 38.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 196.95
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This essay analyzes the grammar of a spoken and written version of a similar recipe using Functional Linguistics ideologies. It focuses on the application of the Register and Genre Theory by J. R. Martin and Suzanne Eggins and the differences between the texts.
Introduction
Clause Complexes
Embeddings
Field
Tenor
Mode
Conclusion
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"In general, as many linguists have discovered, written text differs from spoken text in various number of ways. Spoken text often include interpersonal interjections and unstructured clauses with embeddings that pile on top of one after another while written text is quite the opposite with less or none interpersonal themes and are more formal, structured and dense. Employing these criteria, texts have been categorized into various genres. The two texts we are about to analyze are that of written and spoken versions of a similar recipe though they do not seem to belong to a similar genre or even the general genre of simply spoken and written texts as they display quite a different set of clause structures and therefore warrants them to be classified into differing genres."
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Chomsky's Theory of Universal Grammar, 2002.
This paper is a discussion of the ideas espoused by Chomsky that the capacity for language acquisition is something we are born with.
1,810 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, $ 58.95
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This paper provides a detailed evaluation of Chomsky?s theory of Universal Grammar and innate Language Acquisition Device, which is central to the field of linguistics and psycholinguistics. It reviews the controversies surrounding Chomsky?s theory and discusses alternative theories.
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"Language acquisition is undeniably biologically programmed as children all over the world, from varying cultures and linguistic environments produce the same levels of language at the same stages. Chomsky proposes that this is a direct result of Universal Grammar, which is an inherent part of every human mind. However, his theory of an innate Language Acquisition Device provokes controversy on two grounds. First is the debate between nature and nurture, with many theorists criticising Chomsky for dismissing any environmental factors. Second, is the dispute as to whether language acquisition is an independent innate faculty as Chomsky claims, or part of the child?s wider cognitive development. Such disagreements demonstrate the enormous impact Chomsky?s theory has had on the field of linguistics and reflects how ?the Universal Grammar theory is for many the central pillar in our understanding of language.? (Cook, V. Inside Language. Arnold. 1997, p249)"
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"A Grammar Of The Soul" by Margaret Gibson, 2000.
An examination of the poem's exploration of contrast between mad-made and natural worlds, parts of self, waking and sleeping states.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 55.95
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" Margaret Gibson's poem "A Grammar of the Soul" is prefaced by a quotation from Jorge Luis Borges which reads "While we sleep here, we are awake elsewhere." The quote prepares the reader for an examination of the divided self. Since the title has already mentioned the soul and the term grammar refers to the rules/structures of language, the reader may also assume that the poem will examine the way the soul works, that is, how it operates as a part of the whole. Whether the division of the self to which the Borges quote refers is between dreaming and waking, soul and body, conscious and unconscious, or real life and aspirations is not entirely clear in the poem. But the soul--undefined in Gibson's poem--can be seen as some part of individual human existence that operates apart from the waking, conscious, rational, pragmatic part of the person and yet is..."
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Comparative Grammar Guidelines: Split Infinitive, 2007.
This paper contrasts the definition of the grammatical term 'split infinitive' as presented in "Webster's Dictionary of English Usage", "The Guide to Canadian Language Usage" and "A Dictionary of Modern English Usage".
895 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper explains that, by analyzing the similar and contrasting definitions of the use of the split infinitive, the reader can realize how different guides use different objectives to impart a meaning to various grammatical terms. The author points out that, in discussing the split infinitive, the "Webster Guide" makes a faulty assumption that popular literature and various theorists have defined the syntactical usage with a far wider meaning. The paper concludes that the definitions of the split infinitive as a misnomer appear logically and grammatically adequate in the "Webster Guide"; while the "Canadian Guide" provides a more detailed explanation of usage within certain styles of speech and writing. The paper includes several quotations.
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"In this manner, the term is being nullified since it does not really represent a technical "splitting" of the infinitive within a technical usage format. The appurtenant aspect of the infinitive provides a grammatical explanation of why the "Webster Guide" does not agree that the term is valid in language other than slang. However, the "Guide to Canadian English Usage" tends to propose that, although a split infinitive may not be a correct form of writing, it can still be seen as a definitive explanation for syntactical alignment of these words within a social and standardized written context:"
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Grammar Program For English as a Second Language (ESL) Students, 1996.
Proposes language skills acquisition program for at-risk 4th & 5th graders. Structure, lessons, budget. Includes chart.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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"A GRAMMAR MASTERY PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK ESL STUDENTS: A PROPOSAL
Introduction
This research describes and explains a program for elementary-level students. The research includes program description, organization, philosophy, applicable regulations, program budget, staffing, and parental participation.
Program
Type of Program
The program type will be language skills acquisition. The program will be based in information-science (IS) to provide for interactive instruction.
Purpose of Program
The purpose of the proposed program will be to enhance the teaching of .."
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Physical Education in the Middle School, 2002.
A discussion of pre-adolescent diversity, curriculum and pedagogic content of physical education programs.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 9 sources, $ 103.95
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Discusses pre-adolescent diversity, curriculum, pedagogic content of physical education programs. Physical, emotional, intellectual and social development of pre-adolescents. Goal of physical education programs & approaches to achieving goal. Types of desirable curriculum & examples. Case study example. Teaching of social beliefs, behaviors & conformity in addition to physical fitness (hidden curriculum).
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"Physical Education in the Middle School
Review of The Literature
Introduction
This review of the literature regarding physical education in the middle school will include the following relevant topics: pre adolescent diversity, curriculum evaluation, pedagogic content, the case study example, and the hidden curriculum.
Pre Adolescent Diversity
The middle school, developed around 30 years ago, was designed for the young adolescent, who was not ready for the impersonal climate found in the high school environment. The nature of this situation comes with difficulties that are yet to be resolved. Placek (1992) visited four middle schools and found that teachers and principles are still searching and struggling..."
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Pragmatics - Grammatical Constructions, 2007.
A discussion regarding construction grammar and grammatical constructions.
917 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper reviews and discusses construction grammar. According to the paper, construction grammar (CxG) is a usage-based framework, and it endeavors to treat all types of expressions as equally central to capturing grammatical patterning.
Outline:
Fillmore's approach to Construction Grammar
More cognitive approaches to Construction Grammar
Towards a "Fluid" Construction Grammar
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"A. Radical Construction Grammar (Croft): all constructions are language-specific; all categories are defined by constructions; constructions are the primitive units of language. This kind of CxG takes into account cross-linguistic factors, dealing with the internal structure of constructions. Radical CxG is non-reductionist: constructions are not derived from their parts, but the parts are derived from the constructions. Radical CxG is opposed to the idea that syntactic categories, roles, and relations are universal. Moreover, they are not only language-specific, but also construction-specific. Instead of syntactic relations, Radical CxG rather talks about semantic relations. Indeed, it is closely related to cognitive linguistics."
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