Friday, October 08, 2004
Grammar is for them, not us
Most New Zealand schools no longer teach grammar.
Thousands of Asian students pay huge amounts of money to come to New Zealand to learn English grammar (I've seen the study materials).
This has to be one of the great ironies of NZ education today. They prize grammar but we don't.
But don't worry - soon we won't have any teachers able to teach it.
Most New Zealand schools no longer teach grammar.
Thousands of Asian students pay huge amounts of money to come to New Zealand to learn English grammar (I've seen the study materials).
This has to be one of the great ironies of NZ education today. They prize grammar but we don't.
But don't worry - soon we won't have any teachers able to teach it.
