I have them in my library, but I'm not sure how useful they would be. They still have a "drill and kill" aspect about them. I'd much prefer that my students use what I call "writing in the context of grammar" (NOT grammar in the context of writing, which formal grammar instruction by another name). Writing in the context of grammar allows students to use grammatical constructions they already know (and they know all of them!) to create meaning without having to memorize any grammar terms or get involved in vague and often confusing definitions.
Geoff Layton
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:25:16 -0600
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Subject: Re: Joseph Blumenthal's books
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I remember those texts from the 1970's. As with anything, the students who worked through the items learned; those who didn't, didn't. I do not know how useful the texts would be for application of the concepts to the students' own writing. I've not
seen the texts in many years and some of my expectations have changed since that time.
Jack
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Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 9:08 AM
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Subject: Re: Joseph Blumenthal's books
Hi, Scott--
Yes, I've used them all. They're excellent for students who've been away from grammar study for a while and need confidence building. The design of the programmed text coordinated with tests for each unit ensures incremental
progress and back-tracking to find missteps. We used these texts in UMUC classes in the 90s when I was teaching on Okinawa (mostly military students); they were successful with and appreciated by the students (and me).
Gay
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Scott Woods
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Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 9:30 PM
Subject: Joseph Blumenthal's books
Dear List,
Have any of you used or seen Joseph C. Blumenthal's programmed instruction grammar and writing books,
English 2200, English 2600, or English3200?
If so, what did you think? If you used it with students, did they learn well from it? What was their reaction to it?
Thanks,
Scott Woods
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