Since not everyone on this list subscribes to English Journal, the following is: English Journal's CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS ON GRAMMAR Manuscripts on general issues should be submitted to: English Journal, Leila Christenbury, Editor, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 842020, Richmond, VA 23284-2020. For detailed information regarding manuscript submission, please write to the address above and request an English Journal Style Sheet. For all manuscripts, the following regulations apply: three copies of each manuscript should be submitted, typed and double-spaced throughout (including quotations, end notes, and works cited) with margins wide enough to accommodate editor's marks. The name, address, school affiliation, and telephone numbers of the author should be included on a title page, but not on the manuscript. English Journal uses a modified MLA format. Material may be submitted in either WordPerfect 5.0 or 5.1 on diskettes formatted for IBM-PC or IBM-PC compatible computers or in Microsoft Word on Macintosh diskettes. Faxed manuscripts and those on e-mail, both of which are often difficult to read, will not be accepted. Manuscripts should be accompanied by a self-addressed envelope with stamps attached (not pasted on) and a statement guaranteeing that the material has not been printed elsewhere and is not being submitted elsewhere. Receipt of manuscripts is acknowledged by a postcard. English Journal is refereed, and virtually all manuscripts are read by two or more outside reviewers. We will attempt to reach a decision on each article within three months or sooner if possible. Pieces which are in response to a specific call for manuscripts will be decided upon after the call for manuscripts' deadline. The Great Debate (Again): Teaching Grammar and Usage (Deadline January 2, 1996) It is an issue which will not die or go away: what should English teachers do about the teaching of grammar and usage? We know that some colleagues, parents, and other members of our communities expect us to be the guardians of commas and correct spelling and to eradicate finally and forever he don't and ain't. Yet, while most of us agree that basic grammar and usage should be taught in some shape or form, what specifically do students need to know? Why, and for what purposes? When do they need to know grammar and usage rules? What current resources are useful for the teaching of grammar and usage? What practical techniques seem to work? Other questions include: How does writing fit into the intelligent teaching of grammar and usage? When does a teacher merge student writing and grammar and usage nomenclature and rules? When--if ever--should that teacher test the nomenclature and the rules? Should such a test be within the context of writing or outside it? Finally, what, realistically, can we expect to gain from the time we spend teaching grammar and usage?