TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR

* refers to the collection of rules and 30/07/2020

prescriptive concepts on language
structure specifically taught .
* It is considred outdated and regularly
criticized by experts.

THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TEACHING THE PERSISTENCE OF TRADITIONAL

A PRESCRIPTIVE APPROACH TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR GRAMMAR
Of course, traditional grammar persists despite
many opponents and questionable benefits.

James D. Williams:
Why?
traditional grammar is prescriptive
because it focuses on the distinction George Hillocks : This excerpt from Working With Words
between what some people do with Taught in a certain way, grammar explains why traditional grammar is
language . and mechanics instruction has a perpetuated.
detrimental effect on student - Mainly because they like the
writing. prescriptive approach to traditional
We need to learn how to teach grammar rather than the descriptive
David Crystal: standard usage and mechanics after approach to structural and
they passionately oppose school grammar careful analysis and with minimal transformational grammar.
and consider it too restrictive. grammar Why?
- Inconsistencies in newspaper, online
news site, magazine or book style draw
John Algeo : attention when readers should focus on
content.
he coined the second major development in
grammar teaching, brought about by growing -But prescriptive rules have to be
opposition to traditional grammar, the changed occasionally to reflect not only
grammar of sentences. changes in language but also research
showing that traditional advice may have
been inaccurate.