Grammar in the Composition Classroom : Essays on Teaching ESL for College-Bound Students /
Joy M. Reid and Patricia Byrd.
- Toronto : Heinle & Heinle Publishers, 1998.
- ix, 195 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Newbury House Teacher Development .
"Grammar in the Composition Classroom guides teaching professionals in assessing the writing needs of students and provides effective strategies for classroom instruction. Key areas of investigation include the variety of learning styles found in the writing classroom, the integration of grammar and writing, the effective use of technology in the writing process, and productive techniques for responding to second language writing errors." (Book Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface 1. KNOWING THE STUDENT 1. "Eye" Learners and "Ear" Learners: Identifying the Language Needs of International Student and U.S. Resident Writers / 2. Learning Styles and Grammar Teaching in the Composition Classroom / Joy Reid Joy Reid II. SELECTING AND ORGANIZING THE GRAMMAR 3. Grammar in the Composition Syllabus / 4. Grammar FROM Context / 5. Rethinking Grammar at Various Proficiency Levels: Implications of Authentic Materials for the EAP Curriculum / Patricia Byrd Patricia Byrd Patricia Byrd III. TEACHING GRAMMAR IN THE ESL WRITING CLASS 6. Writing to persuade and the Language of Persuasion / 7. Responding to ESL Student Language Problems: Error Analysis and Revision Plans / 8. Using Contrastive Analysis to Analyze ESL/EFL Student Error / 9. Technology Innovation and the Teaching of English Grammar and Composition / Joy Reid and Patricia Byrd Joy Reid Joy Reid Patricia Byrd Epilogue Reference Index
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English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers. English language--Grammar--Study and teaching. English language--Composition and exercises. Anglais (Langue)--Étude et enseignement--Allophones. Anglais (Langue)--Grammaire--Étude et enseignement. Anglais (Langue)--Composition et exercices.