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 ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >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 > >> > >> 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/ > >> > > > > 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/ > > > > 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/ > > > >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/ 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/