Dear ATEG members,

I am resending our call for papers on State Standards of Learning on
Grammar for the Winter (February) 2000 issue of Syntax in the Schools.
Depending on whether we receive sufficient submissions to fill such an
issue, we'll also consider all the range of usual topics (see their
re-casting/re-articulation below).

Please note the change in venue for your submissions. Instead of sending
your materials to Ed Vavra, please send them to me, Rebecca Wheeler, at
the address noted at the end of this email.

Thanks, read on, and let me hear from you!

holiday cheers to you!

rebecca

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Notice of Special Issue: Winter (February) 2000

STANDARDS OF LEARNING  and THE TEACHING OF GRAMMAR

State Standards of Learning are sweeping across the nation, demanding
allegiance in our school classrooms. As teachers coming under ever
increasing scrutiny for what our students learn and how they perform on
state constructed standardized tests, we face new challenges in the
language arts classroom.  For example, we must surely wonder how to keep
our classrooms alive, how to engage our students in authentic language
experience and discovery, all the while crafting that experience to
assure their success on state school exit exams.  What have been your
classroom experiences and/or reflections regarding State standards for
student performance in grammar? We invite you address these concerns in
the Winter 2000 issue of Syntax in the Schools.

We are accepting submissions on this and other topics now.

While we hope to do a special issue on these matters, submissions will
determine whether that comes to fruition. In addition to consideration
of State Standards of Learning, we'll also entertain submissions on the
usual range of topics, i.e.,

We solicit articles which describe, analyze and/or critique any and all
aspects of the teaching of grammar in our schools. For example, areas to

be considered include but are not limited to

 *  classroom practices in the teaching of grammar
 *  the limits of traditional grammar
 *  why we should teach grammar (and what that grammar should be)
 *  how we should teach grammar
 *  the place of dialect and Dominant Variety English (DVE) in the
    classroom
 *  teacher education training relevant to the teaching of grammar
 *  grammar as integrated into writing, reading, and/or literature, etc.

On these matters, we welcome articles, reports from the schools, and
from teacher  education programs,  as well as book reviews, textbook
evaluations, etc.


Please send submissions (both hard and soft copy [Microsoft Word in Mac
readable format]) to

 Rebecca S. Wheeler
 Assistant Professor
 Department of English
 Christopher Newport University
 1 University Place
 Newport News, VA 23606-2998

 Office phone:   (757) 594-8891
 Email:     [log in to unmask]