An analysis of spoken grammar: the case for production  

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Mumford, Simon

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: ELT Journal = English Language Teaching Journal (Full Text) vol. 63 no. 2 (Apr. 2009), page 137-144 .
Topik: grammar; speaking; Corpus-based grammars; Cambridge Grammar of English; EFL; ELT
Fulltext: 2009.2.137.full.pdf (87.83KB)

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Corpus-based grammars, notably Cambridge Grammar of English, give explicit information on the forms and use of native-speaker grammar, including spoken grammar. Native-speaker norms as a necessary goal in language teaching are contested by supporters of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF); however, this article argues for the inclusion of selected forms for teaching for production based on an analysis of the usefulness of individual forms. The forms are analysed in two sections, relating to ?uency and appropriacy, since, while every student can bene?t from improved ?uency, native-speaker appropriacy may not be a need for all. The conclusion is that such an analysis strengthens the arguments for teaching many of these forms for production, while acknowledging the case for ?uency features is stronger than more context-dependent appropriacy forms. It brie?y looks at some possibilities for teaching the forms.

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