082 004writing enhances language acquisition

writing enhances language acquisition
escrita melhora a aquisição da linguagem

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81 005lesson planner

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80 006Lesson plan for a Poem

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79 007JOKES

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78 008ENGLISH LESSON PLAN LINKS

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77 010Noun adjunct modifiers

Noun adjunct

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Look up attributive noun in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

In grammar, a noun adjunct or attributive noun or noun (pre)modifier is an optional noun that modifies another noun; it is a noun functioning as an adjective. For example, in the phrase "chicken soup" the noun adjunct "chicken" modifies the noun "soup". It is irrelevant whether the resulting compound noun is spelled in one or two parts. "Field" is a noun adjunct in both "field player" and "fieldhouse".^[1]

Swan* describes typical uses of noun + noun structures. In part, he states:

"The noun + noun structure is mostly used to make 'classifying' expressions which name a particular type of thing.

mountain plants (a special group of plants) [Rachel notes NOT 'mountainous plants.'....]
We use noun + noun especially to talk about things that belong to common well-known classes (so that the two nouns really describe a single idea)...

history book (a common class of book) [Rachel notes NOT '[atrike]historical book[/strike]']
He was reading a book about the moon. (NOT a moon book ...."

At the end of his relatively long description of advanced points of noun + noun, Swan says:

"This is a very complicated area of English grammar. The 'rules' given above show the general patterns, but unfortunate there is no easy way to be quite sure which structure is used to express a particular compound idea. The most common expressions will be learnt by experience; in cases of doubt, a good dictionary will often show shich form is correct."

Swan's comments are, perhaps, directed at learners way below those of us discussing this topic. However, they serve to remind us that the 'rules' are guidelines.

I personally think that Fowler's directive to prefer an adjective, if one exists, instead of a noun, strikes me as being unnecessarily prescriptive.
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*Practical English Usage, Third Edition, by Michael Swan. Oxford 2005.(noun + noun), sections 385-386

76 011Receptive skills

Receptive skills

The receptive skills are listening and reading, because learners do not need to produce language to do these, they receive and understand it. These skills are sometimes known as passive skills. They can be contrasted with theproductive or active skills of speaking and writing.

Example
Often in the process of learning new language, learners begin with receptive understanding of the new items, then later move on to productive use.

In the classroom
The relationship between receptive and productive skills is a complex one, with one set of skills naturally supporting another. For example, building reading skills can contribute to the development of writing.