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Geoffrey Layton <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:39:58 -0500
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How about others?  Can we sign up, too?  What day(s)?

Geoff Layton


>From: Craig Hancock <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar              
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>Subject: Re: ATEG conference, Scope and Sequence project
>Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 22:44:34 -0400
>
>Herb,
>    Can we sign you up for the working group?
>
>Craig>
>
>
>I support Ed's concern over terminology.  Perhaps there needs to be a
> > working group that will look not simply at terminology but at the
> > principles underlying choice of terminology.  We've all got our (least)
> > favorite terms (I don't like "gerund" for English), and if we have some
> > agreed upon principles for choosing terms we might make some progress at
> > it.  I think what I've read of the scope and sequence discussion bodes
> > well for developing such principles.  I don't suggest that we impose a 
>set
> > of terms; rather that we make a principled set available.
> >
> > Herb
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar on behalf of Craig
> > Hancock
> > Sent: Thu 7/6/2006 4:08 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: ATEG conference, Scope and Sequence project
> >
> > Ed,
> >    I think that's a very reasonable question to ask. Should we go with
> > more traditional terminology (like gerund) or for a revised
> > understanding? Uniform terminology is one issue and what we choose is
> > another.
> >    Before the conference, I'll be getting materials from England (NATE
> > curriculum documents), and I'll bring them with me. (I'll also have
> > ordering information if people want their own copies.)>I believe they
> > have already addressed that issue; it will be interesting to see their
> > choices.
> >
> > Craig
> >
> >
> > Craig,
> >>    Is the "scope" question going to deal with what terminology should
> >> be used, or is that problem going to be left wide open? In one of the
> >> two last issues of the ATEG journal, I noted that "gerund" does not
> >> appear to be an acceptable term.
> >> Thanks,
> >> Ed
> >>
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