The Big BEASTS of English Grammar: What we Need to UNLEARN - Graham Burton
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Does the grammar that is normally taught match the evidence corpus linguistics shows? Dr. Graham Burton helps us dissect the big beasts of English grammar.
Dr. Graham Burton is assistant professor at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy). His main research interests are applications of corpus linguistics to language teaching, materials development, pedagogic grammar, academic writing and multilingualism.
He has two recent book publications, Grammar in ELT and ELT Materials: Evaluating its History and Current Practice and The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations
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In this episode, Graham discusses:
Corpus Linguistics in Language Teaching
Benefits of Corpus for Learners
The Big Beasts of English Grammar
Example-Driven Grammar Teaching
What Teachers Should Unlearn about Grammar
Challenges in Teaching Grammar
Prototypical vs. Natural Grammar Usage
Misconceptions in Grammar Teaching
The Evolution of Grammar Teaching
What the CELTA Should Do to "Re-do" Grammar
The History of Pedagogical Grammar
Why the word "grammar" was negative (and "structure" was used instead)
FOR MORE FROM GRAHAM BURTON:
1. The Big Beasts of English Grammar: An Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations
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2. Grammar in ELT and ELT Materials: Evaluating its History and Current Practice
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About Graham Burton
Graham Burton is assistant professor at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy). He has worked in English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics for around 25 years as a teacher, teacher trainer, materials author and editor, and researcher. He has taught in the UK, Italy and Greece.
His main research interests are applications of corpus linguistics to language teaching, materials development, pedagogic grammar, academic writing and multilingualism.
He is the author of Grammar in ELT and ELT Materials: Evaluating its History and Current Practice (Multilingual Matters, 2023), Corpus Linguistics for Curriculum Design (Routledge, forthcoming) as well as numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.
He is also the author of a number of teaching publications, including Personal Best B1+ (Richmond ELT, 2017), Cambridge English Empower B1 (as co-author: Cambridge University Press, 2015) and Collins Academic Skills Series: Presenting (HarperCollins, 2013).
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