Tense and Aspect

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Elements of the Short Story

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Students, this week we'll start working on the grammar of the English language, precisely with the verb phrase.

First, I'd like to introduce you to the term coined by the linguist Diane Larsen-Freeman, who conceives the learning and teaching of grammar as a skill to develop, such as reading, writing, listening or speaking. According to Larsen-Freeman, a speaker/user of a language makes grammatical choices to convey different meanings. The author sees the grammar of a language as a three-dimensional whole integrated by the form, the use and the meaning of the different structures.

A Tentative Definition of “Grammaring”

Various authors have attempted to define the term “grammaring” differently. Larsen-Freeman says “grammaring” can be seen as a “fifth skill.” Her definition of the word is as follows: “the ability to use grammar structures accurately, meaningfully, and appropriately” (ibid., p. 143). Although it was Larsen-Freeman who first used the term in her book, From Grammar to Grammaring, this term has gained several definitions in its subsequent use. Grammar is no longer conceived as a description of language or native speaker’s competence. Thus, a paradigm shift arose about the teaching and learning of grammar. The purpose behind teaching grammar is no longer the transmission of knowledge. Rather, teaching grammar is now performed to enable students to use grammatical structures accurately, meaningfully, and appropriately. In this respect, Larsen-Freeman (2001) further states that “grammar teaching is not so much knowledge transmission as it is skill development” (p. 255). Thus, different activities have started to focus on developing such a skill.

Verb phrases

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The Landlady

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Types of nouns

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The number of nouns

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The Way Up to Heaven

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Work on The Way Up

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The Handmaid's Tale

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Why should we...

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English vocabulary in use

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Margaret Atwood's words about the The Handmaid's Tale

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English Grammar in Use

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Great Writing

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Discursive Practices of Written Communication I by Paula Gimena Lauria