A Lifetime of Grammar Teaching

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Title: A Lifetime of Grammar Teaching
Language: English
Authors: Ellis, Rod
Source: Teaching English in the Two-Year College. Sep 2012 40(1):7-19.
Availability: National Council of Teachers of English. 1111 West Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096. Tel: 877-369-6283; Tel: 217-328-3870; Web site: http://www.ncte.org/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2012
Document Type: Journal Articles
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Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Grammar, Autobiographies, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Teacher Educators, Researchers, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Professional Development, Learning Processes, Language Research
Geographic Terms: New Zealand, Spain, Zambia
ISSN: 0098-6291
Abstract: The author has worked as a language teacher, teacher educator, and second language acquisition (SLA) researcher for over forty years. During this time grammar has figured largely in his thinking, in part because it has traditionally been so central to language pedagogy and in part because he became fascinated with how the human mind grapples with the task of learning the grammar of a second language (L2). This professional autobiography, covering the time from the author's first teaching job in Spain up to the present, documents his development as a teacher, teacher educator, and researcher, showing how his thinking about teaching has evolved through his deepening understanding of how learners learn the grammar of a second language.
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Entry Date: 2013
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