The idea that we have brains hardwired with a mental template for learning grammar—famously espoused by Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—has dominated linguistics for almost ...

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Grammar instruction may have waned in some classrooms starting in the early 2000s, largely because the high-stakes tests required by the No Child Left Behind law didn’t assess grammar specifically.

Hand-held technology can help to improve primary pupils' learning of grammar, according to a new study by researchers in the UK. Researchers conducted a large randomised evaluation in more than 40 ...

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