Andrew, At our small liberal arts institution, I teach the grammar class for all English majors-including those in secondary ed-and a colleague teaches a course on the history of the English language. My PhD is in American literature, and hers is in British lit. We do not have anyone in our department who specializes in linguistics. Interestingly, the person who is currently running the secondary ed program for English majors has a PhD in comp/rhetoric. Nancy L. Tuten, PhD Professor of English Director of the Writing-across-the-Curriculum Program Columbia College Columbia, South Carolina <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] 803-786-3706 _____ From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew Smyth Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 8:41 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Who Teaches the Grammar Course? Dear ATEG members: I'm researching who most typically teaches the grammar course (or preferably two or more classes involving study of language, grammar, and/or methods of incorporating language instruction into one's curriculum) in programs that prepare secondary education students in English Language Arts. Are people with PhDs in linguistics more commonly recruited? Or those with some combination of linguistics, education, comp/rhet, etc.? I'd love to hear about the backgrounds of people who typically teach such courses at your instititutions. Thanks so much, Andrew Andrew Smyth Assistant Professor of English Southern Connecticut State University 501 Crescent Street New Haven, CT 06515 (203) 392-5113 [log in to unmask] 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/