See the first chapter of Geoff Dean's 'Grammar for Improving Reading and Writing in the Secondary School' (London: David Fulton, 2003), actually called 'Grammar Wars: Grammar Teaching since 1950'. On the web see the following: Nancy G. Patterson, 'The Role of Grammar in the Language Arts Curriculum' http://www.msu.edu/user/patter90/grammar.htm Editorial: '"Grammar Wars" -- Beyond a Truce' http://education.waikato.ac.nz/research/files/etpc/2005y4n3ed.pdf Richard Hudson, 'Grammar Teaching and Writing Skills: the Research Evidence' http://www.phon'ucl.ac.uk/home/dick/writing.htm Further references: Tomlinson, David (1994) ŒErrors in the research into the effectiveness of grammar teaching¹, English in Education, 28:1. [much recommended for its thorough assessment of the pros and cons]. A useful book from long ago which just preceded the attacks on grammar teaching in England is Percy Gurrey's 'Teaching English Grammar' (London: Longmans 1961). For an ancient battle in progress, see the attacks on a linguist who dared to suggest that the study of language might be valuable in itself: Stork, F. C. (1980) ŒLanguage Study in Secondary Education¹, English in Education, 14:1, 23-9. Torbe, Mike (1980) Comment on F. C. Stork ŒLanguage study in the curriculum¹, English in Education, 14:1, 32-4. Dixon, John (1980) ŒHow to study language and the human mind?¹, English in Education, 14:3: 25-36. Edmond 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 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/