Teaching aspect via English

Suedaleg at aol.com Suedaleg at aol.com
Tue Dec 10 02:06:27 EST 2002


Hefin et al:

I have been saying for many years, at least since I was in college in the 
late 70's, that English is being taught completely backwards in our schools.  
Our schools attempt to impose "correct grammar" without correctly teaching 
what grammar is truly about.  English grammar, or grammar in any language for 
that matter, should be tought so that the student should understand what is 
being said by the structure and syntax.  This is aspect.

I had a roomate in college who was also a classmate in my Greek class.  He 
could not grasp the concepts of the Greek language beyond the vocabulary.  
The grammar would not come for him.  When I tried to help him with the 
concepts I found that he had no understanding of the meaning of English 
grammar.

I think it would be a good idea for the colleges and seminaries to test and 
offer a "pre-language" English grammar class so that this lack could be 
addressed before frustrating the student in a foreign grammar.

Just two cents from one who is trying to understand clearly.
Dale Greenlee



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