English Teachers Association Blog

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The weblog of the English Teachers' Association of NSW
By English Teachers Association Administrator on 4/07/2012 10:45 AM
Ho to use punctuation in lists
By English Teachers Association Administrator on 19/06/2012 12:14 PM
Verbs have an important role to play in sentences. They are central to accuracy and to the conveyance of meaning. 
By English Teachers Association Administrator on 18/06/2012 6:14 PM
Outlines of and reflections on lessons or activities developed within the ETA grammar webinar course.
By English Teachers Association Administrator on 18/06/2012 11:42 AM
By English Teachers Association Administrator on 15/05/2012 2:30 PM
This is the second of a series of entries on grammar rules - but they're not the usual. Instead of offering a rigid set of rules with lists of exceptions I want to focus on the variety of English sentences and suggest approaches that help understand language in a more complete way. 
By English Teachers Association Administrator on 9/05/2012 11:13 AM
This is the first of a 4-week series of grammar rules - the answers will be given a week later. Each rule will be accompanied by an example and a suggestion of how teachers can use this in the classroom
By English Teachers Association Administrator on 2/05/2012 11:02 AM
Grammar has a bad reputation and is too often presented as the bogey man of good English teaching but does it really deserve its bad name? The secret is in maintaining it as a servant and not the master. 
By English Teachers Association Administrator on 8/08/2011 11:27 AM

Discussions about grammar

By English Teachers Association Administrator on 9/04/2011 3:55 PM

Comment here on particular sessions you are keen to see and on your experiences at the Festival.

By English Teachers Association Administrator on 9/04/2011 3:48 PM

Children as young as 11 should be expected to read 50 books a year as part of a national drive to improve literacy standards, according to Conservative Party M.P. Michael Gove, the Education Secretary in the U.K.’s coalition government.

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