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As my spring 2020 semester winded down, I thought about my favorite student questions. Naturally, my thoughts gravitated towards those questions that forced me to rethink how I was teaching. This is ...
If it’s true that grammar instruction dropped off but is now enjoying a resurgence—and even that is tough to track with certainty—then determining the best approach for teaching syntax and ...
While finding creative approaches to teaching grammar has been cheered in the past, Peake’s murder mystery method might not jibe with education experts.
The ACT reported recently that college professors rank grammar as the most important skill for students entering college, while high-school teachers consider it the least important. The ACT thinks ...
Bored with the standard grammar exercises, a teacher in Portugal got creative, creating crimes for students to solve.
It isn’t a matter of choosing between teaching grammar or teaching students to use their imagination in their writing. In fact, it makes sense to show them how grammar can enhance their creativity.
What the teacher needs is a new approach, according to two local educators promoting an alternative way of teaching grammar . “I would say, ‘We’re in school right now. We’re speaking ...
Will you also teach a usage or grammar class? I’m talking with the department about helping them create a one-credit grammar class.
For the last few decades, the teaching of English grammar has been out of favor among educators at all levels. When grammar is touched upon in the college curriculum, it is usually organized ...