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Chomsky's book 'Syntactic Structures' is both an argument for his theory of grammar and a students' textbook. It's pretty easy to use, takes things step by step and you can even learn along with your students.

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Right on, Woodcutter. How do highschools expect students who can't even handle S-V agreement to tackle questions like this?

A student recently brought me one of those hairsplitting multiple choice questions that Taiwanese test writers love to dream up. Maybe someone can help. Here goes. Q: Is this man your father? Pick the best answer: A: 1- Yes, this is. 2- No, that's not. 3- Yes, it is. I prefer 1., but to my mind, the...

Michael, this sounds like a good plan but do you mix it with other lesson formats? If I did this every time I think my students would get bored.

Roger, thanks for your reply. While it is good to know that I am not alone dealing with some of the problems we're discussing, I should mention that for me student behavior is not one of them. Some students can be quite rude and competitive in class, but most are well-mannered and attentive, take co...

I'm about to start my second year at an adult buxiban. the students are anywhere from 18-50, men and women, class sizes of 3-12 with very mized proficiency levels. I've got a problem with a lack of structure in my classes. I used to have a textbook, but structuring courses too rigidly made new stude...