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/