Peter,
I was only at NCTE for a couple of days, but my impression is
that the presentations were packed – I tried to go to Amy Benjamin’s
sessions, but it was past standing-room only and into crowded-at-the-door
territory. The session I presented in had somewhere around 70-100 people in it
(I gave out 97 handouts, but some people may have taken one for someone at
another session, etc.). The ATEG meeting itself was much smaller, but that’s
possibly because the last shuttle bus was leaving right in the middle of the
interest group meetings (and, of course, everyone had had a long day by then).
Attendance was very high for this NCTE conference in general, so I’m not
sure if the crowds in the grammar sessions constitute any evidence about
interest in grammar specifically, but the grammar sessions certainly seemed to
be holding their own.
One amusing point: In addition to NCTE, many of whose members
have devoted countless hours to helping disadvantaged youths, working in
underfunded institutions, etc., the convention center was also, at the same
time, hosting Donald Trump’s “Wealth Expo” (because, as we
all know, wealth is underrated and needs some hype).
Bill Spruiell
Dept. of English
Central Michigan University
From: Assembly for the
Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peter
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Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 10:47 PM
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Subject: NCTE
As the NCTE conference winds down, I'd love to hear some reports
from those who were there. How did ATEG fair? Were there
presentations on grammar? Were they well attended? Can anyone give
a report?
Peter Adams
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