x-word grammar: pedagogical power for the classroom the international linguistic association 59 th...

X-Word Grammar: Pedagogical Power for the ClassroomTHE INTERNATIONAL LINGUISTIC ASSOCIATION

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE,

PARIS, FRANCE,

UNIVERSITÉ DE PARIS II, PANTHÉON-ASSAS, MAY 22-24, 2014

X-Word Grammar

AN INTRODUCTION

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Robert L Allen

TEACHERS COLLEGECOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

NEW YORK

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SECTOR ANALYSIS

X-Word Grammar spreads.

What’s so good about it?

It relates form to meaning; ;

It reduces the need for terminology;

It allows students to create new structures and combinations in real writing.

X-Word grammar shows syntax to be the main grammatical device of English;

It gives more advanced writers simple editing skills ;

It makes the structure of English highly visual;

It allows students to “discover” English in authentic texts of any level;

It shows that the verb system is 100% consistent in form;

Used successfully with

Immigrants (ESL students) Students of English as a Foreign

Language Deaf students Native Speakers of English Business writers Linguistics students

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