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Trumper-Hecht, Nira – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1997
Criticisms of the whole-language approach (WL) to English-as-a-Second-language teaching are addressed, focusing on concerns about reading and grammar instruction. Criticism of grammar instruction is refuted, arguing that WL does not view grammatical knowledge as prerequisite to language use. A modification of the WL approach to reading instruction…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grammar
Peer reviewedDressman, Mark; McCarty, Laurie; Benson, Jonathan – Journal of Literacy Research, 1998
Examines use of the term "whole language" by the mass media, scholarly journals, and interested parties in a college town. Argues disputes about "whole language" have as much to do with cultural, political, and economic issues confronting the United States, and in particular the Southwest, as they do with any conversation about the "best way" to…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Language Usage, Mass Media, Politics of Education
