Dear ATEG Members, My name is Sarah Wilson, and I am a graduate student in technical communication at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. I am working on a research paper about rhetorical grammar (for my Intro to Rhetoric course), and I recently subscribed to your listserv. My intent was to learn what the current issues are in the teaching of grammar and possibly to find the best resources. What I am looking for are scholarly/respected resources on the value of grammar inside and outside the classroom and on the rhetorical nature of grammar. Could any of you point me to resources where I might find discussions of such topics? I want to explore the relationship between rhetoric and grammar and how that relationship is critical to teaching grammar effectively. I would appreciate any direction you might be able to give me. Currently, I am using the November 1996 issue of English Journal, which was dedicated solely to the educational debate on the teaching of grammar, as a starting point for my research. Please reply to <<[log in to unmask]> at your convenience. Sincerely yours, Sarah Wilson [log in to unmask] Master in Technical and Scientific Communication Department of English Miami University