A bibliography of publications disfavouring grammar teaching
The following publications conclude that grammar should not be taught, in contrast with those that assume or argue that it should be taught.
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| Year | Author | Title | Publication Title | Volume | Publisher | Editor | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Abrahamson, Richard | The Effects of Formal Grammar Instruction vs. the Effects of Sentence Combining Instruction on Student Writing: a Collection of Evaluative Abstracts of Pertinent Research Documents. | |||||
| 2005 | Andrews, Richard | Knowledge about the teaching of [sentence] grammar: The state of play | English Teaching: Practice and Critique | 4 | 69-76 | ||
| 2004 | Andrews, Richard; Beverton, Sue; Locke, Terry; Low, Graham; Robinson, Alison; Torgerson, Carole; Zhu, Die | The effect of grammar teaching (syntax) in English on 5 to 16 year olds' accuracy and quality in written composition | EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education. | ||||
| 2004 | Andrews, Richard; Torgerson, Carole; Beverton, Sue; Freeman, A; Locke, Terry; Low, Graham; Robinson, Alison; Zhu, Die | The effect of grammar teaching (sentence combining) in English on 5 to 16 year olds' accuracy and quality in written composition | EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education - Research Evidence in Education Library. | ||||
| 1963 | Braddock, R.; Lloyd-Jones, R; Schoer, L | Research in Written Composition | National Council of Teachers of English | ||||
| 1975 | Bullock, Sir Alan. | Language for life | Dept for Education and Science | ||||
| 1994 | Elley, Warwick | Grammar Teaching and Language Skill | Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics | Pergamon | Asher, Ronald | 1468-1471 | |
| 1975 | Elley, Warwick; Barham, I; Lamb, H; Wyllie, M | The Role of Grammar in a Secondary School Curriculum. | New Zealand Council for Educational Studies | 10 | 26-41 | ||
| 1979 | Elley, Warwick; Barham, I; Lamb, H; Wyllie, M | The Role of Grammar in a Secondary School Curriculum. | New Zealand Council for Educational Research | ||||
| 2007 | Graham, Steve; Perin, Dolores | A Meta-Analysis of Writing Instruction for Adolescent Students | Journal of Educational Psychology | 99 | 445-476 | ||
| 1962 | Harris, Roland | An experimental inquiry into the functions and value of formal grammar in the teaching of English, with special reference to the teaching of correct written English to children aged twelve to fourteen. | University of London | ||||
| 1986 | Hillocks, George; Mavrognes, N. | Sentence combining. | Research on Written Composition: New Directions for Teaching | National Council for the Teaching of English | Hillocks, George | 142-146 | |
| 1982 | Krashen, Stephen | Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition | |||||
| 1947 | Macauley, W.J. | The difficulty of grammar. | British Journal of Educational Psychology | 18 | 153-162 | ||
| 1973 | O'Hare, Frank | Sentence Combining: Improving Student Writing Without Formal Grammar Instruction. Research Report No. 15 | National Council of Teachers of English | ||||
| 1960 | Robinson, Nora | The relation between knowledge of English grammar and ability in English composition | British Journal of Educational Psychology | 30 | 184-186 | ||
| 1969 | Thompson, D.(ed) | Directions in the teaching of English. | Cambridge University Press | ||||
| 2001 | Wyse, Dominic | Grammar for Writing? A critical review of empirical evidence. | British Journal of Educational Studies | 49 | 411-427 | ||
| 1995 | Zobl, H. | CONVERGING EVIDENCE FOR THE ACQUISITION - LEARNING DISTINCTION | Applied Linguistics | 16 | 35-56 | ||
| 2017 | Wyse, Dominic; Torgerson, Carole | Experimental trials and ‘what works?’ in education: The case of grammar for writing. | British Educational Research Journal | ||||
| 1979 | McBride, William | It Bears Repeating: Grammar: The Stagnant Standard Source | The High School Journal (Published by: University of North Carolina Press) | 63 | 85-88 | ||
| 1906 | Hoyt, Franklin | The Place of Grammar in the Elementary School Curriculum | Teachers College Record | 467-500 | |||
| 1913 | Briggs, Thomas | Formal English grammar as a discipline, (also reprinted as Teachers College Record September 1913, pp. 1 to 93) | Columbia University | ||||
| 1917 | Boraas, J | Formal grammar and the practical mastery of English. Unpublished doctoral thesis | University of Minnesota | ||||
| 1923 | Asker, W | Does knowledge of formal grammar function? | School and Society | 109–111 | |||
| 1964 | Wilkinson, Andrew | Research on formal grammar | English in Education | A1 | 24-26 | ||
| 1929 | Lyman, Rollo | Summary of Investigations relating to Grammar, Language and Composition | 32 | University of Chicago Press | |||
| 1926 | Segal, D; Barr, Nora | Relation of Achievement in Formal Grammar to Achievement in Applied Grammar,’ J.Ed. Research, 14 IDec., 1926), 401-2. | Journal of Educational Research | 14 | 401-402 | ||
| 1935 | Benfer, Mabel | Sentence Sense in Relation to Subject and Predicate | University of Iowa | ||||
| 1931 | Symonds, P | Practice vs. Grammar in the Learning of Correct Usage | Journal of Educational Psychology | 22 | 81-96 | ||
| 1962 | Heath, W | Library-centred English. An experiment | Education Review | 14 | |||
| 1916 | Sears, Isabel; Diebel, Amelia | A Study of the Common Mistakes in Pupils' Oral English | Elementary School Journal (USA) | 44-54 | |||
| 2007 | Hadley, Timothy | The Effect of Direct, In-Class Grammar Instruction on the Quality of Student Writing | Texas Tech University | ||||
| 1945 | Butterfield, C | The Effects of Knowledge of Certain Grammatical Elements in the Acquisition and Retention of Puntuation Skills | University of Iowa |
