New Ways in Teachitly Grammar
Edited by Martha C. PenningtonAcknowledgments
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Introduction: Toward an
Enriched View of the Teaching
of Grammar
is book inctdes £5 es for the teaching of sranmir sted by
Engl teachers rom 10 counties in Ab, Europe, Non Areca ant
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other tan thse they were Intended wo practise
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dieign ince te ay cus of grmaticl teoey OF edscsons
Pll. Yet a clear phfsopty emerges or the cabecson. Tow
thecontttne we cremey verse rie aes of grammar nese
land the speci each techniques advocated, they are newer lt
timed ons smiarcontenpory amalgam ol ess, stn, bt rat
teaching and leacing The tte he es tqeter ti colection cat De
Iibeled'a sated prowss penpectve on language eset. In what
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‘cw of gram arg ad gaia etching repeseed SY
lume an i he eld of esching Engh Yo speakers oforer langues
‘more geryA Situated Process View of Grammar
Learning
Foc ong sine, many cence ad teaches of ngs language hive
pent unter a conception of anguage center on x ed view
‘faci. In ths led view, grammar i seen, paraoxsaty asthe
heart of nguge and =the sub teav mane i rected ata
omledproducaon of conect sentences, based ona ewer fora
fed academic nom for wate langage In spe of Chomsky’ (1957)
Imvodactn of the concep of two eres of rman, deep stnere
tnd sure structure, ad of ter deveopments in discourse gramme
(Gepeatgrcde 1980, Bown & Yule, 1983), te noon oflexnngrarmat
Seotene rng ence sendy planned somehow cute te dora
Sinan hs pent ona ono capo ack
“This coleton of rama teaching ideas based on 2 cher an more
substantial concepon of grammar one tht esos the ming posal
bf mguage troup mipie terocking or intrsependene grammatical
Systems ny, 1965 Raed. 1985) Ths poleysemis nero
Imes ta ere sna tony ne correct form a he prammar of
‘langsege bot ner» ange of option eal for erent pase
“pproprne a dtret ston, From ts pole of ew grammar i nok
{rec mvctre bu exe fume wih inertangeble components at
‘se compoeets wins raat! frame, Speakers are abe to pede
2 vide srry of contin to mee ther own communicative needs
‘Sethe requvement of ifleen usiences sad gene,
Tn the mew rami i move # mater of alec has comcton
‘rama sn thr wort, bout selecting he appropriate opin fon
{range of posites her than simpy recaling sad producing or
‘proticiaganguge one parca form, tt the One presetbed
Dy te prnar techer or anoihee aust source. Because fom
{hs pecpertve gamma a procet Of oosing forms and consrocting
langage in espene to communicate demands, escent ives the
Innoticos Tod res iw ie Tei staneer
leamer crea respone to context and ccumsce The peop of
this book therefore on th mover sway fom te tetoml preseipoe
‘rmar of wen seencer se tod ated gma af phen
se wten doa
"The rcraton of i pec olase ts Gite diferent fom the
esonalpraductsed Conception of amas ay» man ares
Something at canbe Sow berween tc coves of oot aed
one tiouph lent eflor-—tat te nes And preegcenof
femma tex The new of tama pot of men cxpeence
fc tration ere apse by procesbued concepon ch
‘mae scenes rami thapng fren ercugng conest
{nd proces of communeaon, Tsp the commoner pce
otoniy he ise ogra. ital he sng amma propest?
sicwed 22 proces father than fxg he soto of emma
‘an erent te proces pepe on smal scquston fs
‘em focus in which the ewmers tr scheveas tp Bea
tor and progress overtime ae central somcern & mar aerenee
beoween product abd aproccs estan etna he eps
in the ater on the pal and prog aur faring Res
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scl and eretvey cosseacing the enna fom tenor a
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Sphem othe L2 Cader 1; ee 197,199.
In aoa, what wos seared yal Acqslon pro
cesses sree by know ge ened cmncoay Keen 98 1983,
emia be posse ow ed comma pay Seon