The role of grammar instruction in the development of effective writing has long been recognised as a cornerstone of educational practice. Recent pedagogical models emphasise the integration of ...

The ACT reported recently that college professors rank grammar as the most important skill for students entering college, while high-school teachers consider it the least important. The ACT thinks ...

English grammar is one of the most important aspects when you study the language. But it can also be one of the most difficult and complex parts. Here, I will discuss why English grammar matters in ...

I always tell my students that I'm not their language nanny. I'm an educator, and I deal with content. Ironically, however, I blue-pencil as many errors–mostly grammatical–as I can while checking ...

The teaching of grammar in primary schools in England (a key feature of England's national curriculum) does not appear to help children's narrative writing, although it may help them generate ...

Benjamin Miller works for the University of Sydney. University students across the nation will be handing in their first assignments of the academic year over the next few weeks. Academic staff will ...

While we have tackled the subject many times, we still get a lot of inquiries from readers on how they can improve their writing. This highlights the importance of good writing skills in the modern ...

A new report suggests the national curriculum’s focus on teaching grammar may not help pupils to write more effectively. A study funded by the Nuffield Foundation, and co-authored by researchers from ...

THE strange thing about grammar is that the native speakers of a language do not need it, at least while learning it as a child. Native speakers instinctively know the rules that govern the use of ...