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Grammar for Teachers

A Guide to American English for Native and Non-Native Speakers

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  1. Andrea DeCapua

    1. College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle

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  • Presents the main points of grammar in an understandable, relevant, and appealing way
  • Incorporates extensive authentic examples drawn from many different resources
  • Addresses current concerns in pedagogical grammar textbooks by using real-life data and focusing on an understanding of grammar that speakers of other languages need to know when learning English
  • Persuades students of the importance and validity of studying grammar
  • Engages learners to actively think about their own learning and understanding process and challenges them to think creatively about language
  • Emphasizes grammar from both the first and second language perspective
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. What is Grammar?

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    Pages 1-20

  3. Morphology

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    Pages 21-44

  4. The Noun Phrase

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    Pages 45-82

  5. Adjectives and Adverbs

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    Pages 83-120

  6. Introduction to Verbs and Verb Phrases

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    Pages 121-164

  7. Time, Tense, and Aspect of Verbs

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    Pages 165-209

  8. Modal Auxiliary Verbs and Related Structures

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    Pages 211-243

  9. Basic Sentence Patterns and Major Variations

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    Pages 245-279

  11. Complex Sentences Continued Relative Clauses

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    Pages 319-351

  12. Complex Sentences Continued: Noun Clauses

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    Pages 353-381

  13. Verbal Constructions

    • Andrea DeCapua
    Pages 383-415

  14. Erratum

    • Publisher
    Pages E1-E2

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 417-444
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About this book

Grammar for Teachers: A Guide to American English for Native and Non-Native Speakers is a result of my frustrations over many years of teaching graduate-level structure courses and not being able to ?nd an appropriate grammar text for the pre- and in-service teachers enrolled in these classes. The students in these courses have represented a variety of teaching backgrounds: ESL and EFL teachers, native and non-nativespeakersof English,and mainstreamcontent-areateacherswith ESL students in their classes, to name a few. Some of these students have had a strong knowledge of English grammar, but often have dif?culties in applying their kno- edge to real-life discourse. Other students’ exposure has been limited to lessons in “correctness,” and are generally unaware of which language features are central to teaching ESL/EFL learners. Some students are resistant to taking this course, but are required to do so, whether to satisfy speci?c degree requirements, for state or professional certi?cation, or for other reasons. A few students have had some l- guistics, many not. The challenge has been ?nding a way to convey the essentials of AmericanEnglishgrammarclearly,toengagestudentsactivelyin theirownlearning and understanding of grammar as applicable to ESL/EFL learners, and to motivate them to undertake perceptive analyses of grammatical elements and structures, and of ESL/EFL learner needs and dif?culties. The overall aim of Grammar for Teachers is to make grammar accessible and comprehensible.
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  • College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle

    Andrea DeCapua

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