The forthcoming details about the next conference have come forth. Brock The Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar An Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English Presents The 2002 Mini-Course and Conference on Grammar and Meaning Join us this summer in New York's beautiful Mid-Hudson Valley Minicourse: Wednesday and Thursday, July 10 and 11 in Yorktown, New York (1 Graduate Credit from Park University; 15 inservice credit hours) Annual Conference: Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13 in Fishkill, New York Keynote Address by Rei Noguchi Author of Grammar and the Teaching of Writing: Limits and Possibilities Our minicourse is for teachers at elementary, middle, high school, and college levels who would like to learn how to integrate grammar instruction with reading, writing, speaking, and understanding other languges. Whether your knowledge of grammar is "advanced" or "entry level," you will come away with useful information and pedagogy about how the English language works. Our conference welcomes papers on a wide variety of topics: What do we mean by Standard English? How do we teach about dialect to a diverse population? What are effective methods of teaching English to non-native speakers? What are some ways to connect grammar instruction to literature? How is the language changing? What is the relationship between grammar and meaning in text and speech? What kinds of "grammars" are there? How can the teaching of grammar be made interesting? (We welcome conference proposals. Proposals of no more than one page in length should be sent by June 1 to Amy Benjamin, c/o Hendrick Hudson High School, 2 Albany Post Road, Montrose, NY 10548.) Because the ATEG Conference is small, you can expect to be personally welcomed by our board and members. You can expect your questions to be answered, your concerns addressed, your participation valued. No matter what your experience, if you are interested in grammar, you can expect to fit right in with ATEG. For further information, contact Amy Benjamin, 2002 Conference Chair: e-mail: [log in to unmask]; phone: (845) 896-6474. To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/