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ERIC Number: EJ329537
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Grammar: Good Wine before Its Time.
Sanborn, Jean
English Journal, v75 n3 p72-80 Mar 1986
Shows that grammar teaching fails not merely because of faulty teaching methods or imperfect knowledge of English grammar; it fails because of the inherent nature of language and the nature of the students to whom grammar is taught. Argues that it should not be taught until the last years of high school. (EL)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, English Instruction, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Learning Processes, Secondary Education, Sentence Structure, Teaching Methods, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Usage