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- In which Asian country are you working in education?
- Australia
- Do you work in
- Public Education?
- What is your role in education?
- Foreign Teacher/Teacher Trainer/Administrator
- If you are a Foreigner (non-native to the country where you currently work/study), what is your nationality?
- Australian
- About Me:
- BSc., B.A. (Hons.), M.A., Ph.D. (in progress)
Catherine Egan's Blog
The function of grammar and expression
I recently attended a seminar in Australia where the speaker conveyed,
through over-acted theatrics, the notion that grammar is a "means to an
end" and "not a thing in itself." He qualified his 'indepth'
assertion through a neurological diagnosis: "brain numbingly
boring." However, reluctantly, he admitted that this "incredibly
boring" set of rules is undergoing a rebirth in primary and secondary
school teaching. However, as a consequence of its absence from
the curriculum for over thirty years… Continue
through over-acted theatrics, the notion that grammar is a "means to an
end" and "not a thing in itself." He qualified his 'indepth'
assertion through a neurological diagnosis: "brain numbingly
boring." However, reluctantly, he admitted that this "incredibly
boring" set of rules is undergoing a rebirth in primary and secondary
school teaching. However, as a consequence of its absence from
the curriculum for over thirty years… Continue
Posted on December 18, 2007 at 10:19pm —
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