Bob, I completely agree!:

>Now, the use of structures no normally found in the oral language pose
>an entirely different problem.  Here, I would think that having students
>only write narratives do not push the student to writing texts which may
>push the student to use more "mature" structures.
>
>Further, I would think that some emphasis on punctuation, especially
>commas and period, would be important because they do not necessary
>accord with oral speech contours.  However, I would be very careful
>about simplifying students' sentences.  Rather, I would try to see
>whether their "non-standard" punctuation was attempting to show complex
>relations between ideas and who those relations are actually done in the
>"standard."

Given the importance of recognizing the differences between speaking
and writing (and I would add the differences between different
kinds of writing) in the teaching of grammar,  what might it
imply for scope & sequence of a language course in pre-service ed?

p.s. Thanks to those who kindly sent me reassurances after my
blooper.

judy


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