Unit 3

I do like grammar, although I do not know as much as I thought I did. Or at the very least I was/am unsure of some of the terminology.

Bolitho, R., & Tomlinson, B. (2005).

I was very surprised at how much I did not know when taking this self-assessment test. I had never considered different categories of nouns, verbs, etc. This is definitely something I need to work on in the near future.

Brown, D., & Lee, H. (2015). Chapter 19

I disagree with Brown and Lee (2015) comment on the phrase “That is enough.” The idea that the meaning will change depending on pronunciation and whether the verb is contracted or not seems to be an oversimplification and an under simplification at the same time. To begin with, the pronunciation of the words does not change depending on the meaning. At most the stress on the different words and the inflection of the words would change, not the pronunciation. Also, the idea that contracting the verb or not changes its meaning is overstating the issue. It is perfectly fine to use the contracted or uncontracted form in most situations. At most, it is an issue between formal and informal vocabulary.

The use of the word “grammaring” I found to be interesting. It defines the fluid nature of language very well.

I believe a balanced approach to teaching is the strongest approach to use when dealing with classrooms and multiple students. People learn in different ways so approaching teaching from a variety of angles will best help the variety of students.