http://eltweekly.com/more/2010/02/49-research-article-grammar-in-second-and-foreign-language-pedagogy-by-anindya-syam-choudhury/ India's First Weekly ELT eNewsletter Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:20:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://eltweekly.com/more/2010/02/49-research-article-grammar-in-second-and-foreign-language-pedagogy-by-anindya-syam-choudhury/comment-page-1/#comment-2903 Paul Maglione Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:18:51 +0000 http://eltweekly.com/more/?p=882#comment-2903 A very well-written and comprehensive article. The whole area of "usage vs. use" is rapidly evolving and it seems likely that a consensus will emerge soon formulating the right dosage of structure within meaningful communicative contexts. Of particular resonance with me is the notion of avoiding the use of technical grammar jargon when imparting structural guidance; I totally agree with many others in the field that use of this jargon -- which we do not expect at all from L1 learners -- merely serves to confuse the L2 learner and obfuscate the usage guidelines. A very well-written and comprehensive article. The whole area of “usage vs. use” is rapidly evolving and it seems likely that a consensus will emerge soon formulating the right dosage of structure within meaningful communicative contexts. Of particular resonance with me is the notion of avoiding the use of technical grammar jargon when imparting structural guidance; I totally agree with many others in the field that use of this jargon — which we do not expect at all from L1 learners — merely serves to confuse the L2 learner and obfuscate the usage guidelines.

]]> http://eltweekly.com/more/2010/02/49-research-article-grammar-in-second-and-foreign-language-pedagogy-by-anindya-syam-choudhury/comment-page-1/#comment-2902 ELTWeekly Issue#49 Contents « ELTWeekly Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:35:41 +0000 http://eltweekly.com/more/?p=882#comment-2902 [...] Research Article: ‘Grammar in Second and Foreign Language Pedagogy’ by Anindya Syam Choudhury [...] [...] Research Article: ‘Grammar in Second and Foreign Language Pedagogy’ by Anindya Syam Choudhury [...]

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