Why yes I do think Standard Written English should be taught. I believe we need it to communicate clearly and effectively. I think I said this when I commented on Rachel's blog, but I, for one, do not wish to spend my uber precious time seeking clarification from people. I usually have questions about what they write anyways, like when I further inquire about a topic. So, I don't want to spend (waste) more time trying to understand what they mean.
As far as how it should be taught, I dont have any revolutionary ideas. It is probably more productive for people to learn SWE through composition. This way they learn through practice and have a more hands on experience. It seems it would be more difficult to learn through worksheets and then try to apply it to writing. However, people learn in different ways, so I suppose it wouldn't hurt to use both methods.
That is all. For now.
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you should post your class notes, too.
I agree with what you said about learning through worksheets not being effective. Worksheets seem so unreal to me. It's hard to apply anything that I learn with them to whatever it is supposed to be helping me get better at.
Yeah, I understand their purposes--to an extent. After awhile though, it does become difficult to see "the bigger picture" and what they are supposed to be teaching you/helping you with.
I never really made the following connection until I read your blog just now:
I was taught grammar via worksheets I didn't understand.
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SWE was not stressed in my composition classes
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I have a hard time understanding our grammar classes today.
I think maybe the method of worksheets isn't a good idea and unfortunately I am proof of that.
So yes, I agree that SWE should be taught, but how are we going to teach all of the aspects of grammar in composition? I never needed to know that a noun in the predicate renaming the subject is a predicate nominative when I was in school, I just did it because I read it and heard it. So how do we teach those kinds of things in a composition course and still give students time to compose?
I don't think that there is a right or wrong way to teach grammar in class. It seems that reading aids in the learning of grammar a great deal, so this could somehow be used.
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In other words, I didn't even read what you posted but I am bored. Also, you are a bit behind with the postings me thinks. I may be wrong...
Also, also, as someone said up there, you should post your class notes. I here tell from your co-workers that they are good stuffs.
yeah, i am behind..
and class notes? what notes? i dont know what your talking about..
nice song though..
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