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Why Transformational Grammar Fails in the Classroom
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Luthy, Melvin J. – College Composition and Communication, 1977
The greatest benefit of transformational grammar lies in helping students to understand and appreciate language but not to use it. (DD)
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Language, Language Attitudes
Lessons from the Language Teacher: Cognition, Conditioning and Controlled Composition
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Ney, James W. – College Composition and Communication, 1973
Describes how behavioral and cognitive psychologies regarding language learning can be synthesized in the teaching of written composition to students learning English as a second language. (MM)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition