> Dear Marshall Myers, I would be interested in doing the review of the Price and Rodgers book, particularly as I am engaged on writing a book of English pedagogy myself. For my background, see my website, shown below. Yours, Edmond Wright Dr. Edmond Wright 3 Boathouse Court Trafalgar Road Cambridge CB4 1DU England Email: [log in to unmask] Website: http://people.pwf.cam.ac.uk/elw33/ Phone [00 44] (0)1223 350256 ATEG Members: > > After three phone calls over a month's time, I cannot get the editor of the > Journal of ATEG to respond. > > So, I'm assuming we will eventually need more book reviews. One is already in > the editor's hands, but we'll need others later. > > The book I have up for review now is the second edition of Grammar Demystified > by Jonathan Price and Jeanne Rodgers. > > The book strikes me as one that could be used in an elementary grammar course, > even in a high school English, or a freshman composition course. In part, it > places emphasis on using grammar as a way to explain certain writing problems. > I have two copies, one to give away to the reviewer (you won't have to wait on > the publisher.). > > I'd like very much to get a reviewer who hasn't reviewed for us before. High > school teachers and comp teachers who use grammar to teach writing would suit > me fine. > > The review should be about two double-spaced pages long. After I name the > reviewer, The two of us will work together to get the review ready for the > journal. > > Obviously, book reviews aren't the same as peer-reviewed articles, but chairs > and administrators usually see them as a scholarly effort. > > Let me hear from you if you are interested. > > > Marshall Myers > Book Review Editor > Journal of the Assembly of Teachers of English Grammar > > [log in to unmask] > > p.s. If any of you members spot a book we should review in the journal, please > let me know, and we'll try to accommodate. > > > > > 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/