Dr. Lynn Burley

Email: Lburley@.uca.edu

Office: Thompson Hall 337                      

Office phone: 450-3633

Hours:  MWF  10:00-11:00;  MW  2:00-3:00;  TTH  9:15-10:45      

 Required Texts:

Kaplan, Jeffrey P. English Grammar : Principles and Facts. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1995. 

Wheeler, Rebecca, ed. Language Alive in the Classroom. Westport, CT: Preager, 1999.

COURSE GOALS

    Students will be able to 

·        understand the history of grammar, which explains Standard English prescriptive rules rather than simply stating them

·        understand the history of writing, which explains the Western form of the essay

·        use specific linguistic tools (syntax) for teaching grammar and writing

·        understand language varieties and how language functions in a classroom  setting

·        develop strategies for teaching students who speak and write non-standard language varieties

·        develop strategies for teaching spelling