Seven Ways of Looking at Grammar | The New School

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In this talk, Scott Thornbury reviews some of the main models of grammar-often couched as metaphors-and looks at their implications for classroom practice. Thornbury is a faculty member in MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at The New School (www.newschool.edu/matesol) and an author whose work has been published by Oxford University Press.
What is grammar, and how is it internalized in the mind? Is it made up of symbolic code or of neural connections? Is it a sedimented trace left by previous conversations or an innate human capacity? Our answers to these questions obviously shape the way we go about teaching second languages.
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Location: Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor. July 16, 2009 6:00pm

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@mukov 12 лет назад

the talk starts at 9:13

@1Thersites 9 лет назад

I came to the language part of youtube´s education page to watch a lecture on English grammar. This lecture did not teach me any "useful" grammatical rules, but it was (unlike learning grammatical rules) entertaining. I even decided to start taking notes a few minutes in.. Thank you for this lecture.

@loveseries100 11 лет назад

He sounds a New Zealander to me from his accent even though I never knew him before.I kinda like it seeing him talking about academic subjects but still very enjoyable.Thank you.

@chrismcnulty7826 9 лет назад

"The grammar business is a cruel and shallow structure trench, a long plastic hallway where rules and irregularities run free and good teachers and students die like dogs. There's also a negative side.” My adaptation of a Hunter S. Thompson quote. ;)

@tashmina4412 2 года назад

Thank you!

@millier9658 4 года назад

How amazing is He?

@Benjamin-lv5fm 3 года назад

I like the way he laughs. so revitalizing.

@thenewschool 10 лет назад

You can say, "I am sorry for being late." or "I apologize for being late" which is a slightly more formal way. The contraption "I'm" is for "I am", so use it sparingly. Cheers!

@sambouajram9809 10 лет назад

this video is amazing so many people are like "your so weird for liking grammer so i get so excited to see others people with my same viewpoint.

@MrPjrdietl 4 года назад

Scott is a global teacher to teachers of English...

@halixiaohua 12 лет назад

SCOTT IS MY ROCK STAR!!!!!

@EscortsSociety 11 лет назад

I didn't realize there could be such long discussions on grammar.

@TheRosangela1987 12 лет назад

Thank you all for this great conference!

@meriamaz46 13 лет назад

just what I needed:, a fresh look at grammar. I love it thank you very much.

@animasuzie 11 лет назад

Grammar as pattern seeking. Love it.

@jorgemariolargoguarin5805 3 года назад

Thanks a lot to The New School and particularly to Mr. Thornbury, his insights about teaching are a relief to my wandering mind as an EFL teacher at technical institution in Colombia (South America). Before Mr. Thornbury, my professional Guru was Frank McCourt´s "Teacher, man". And overall I think Im doing the right thing. But I still cant find the way to tackle the lack of (sometimes zero) motivation of my students to learn English. It is a burden for them. I would be very thankful if anybody can suggest any videos or websites to work on that.

@HebaruSan 12 лет назад

Intros finish at 5:45.

@Thewildflower789 3 года назад

The intro ends at 11:00

@zaherelfeky8935 10 лет назад

thanks a lot for teaching us and for opening our minds...

@sannettie 12 лет назад

Excellent lecturer and dynamic lecturer!

@saxoman1 Год назад

That was excellent!

@offline2023aug 6 лет назад

excited to be here! :) 29.03.18 1256am London, UK

@vanessasantos7062 11 лет назад

I liked very much. Thank you for downloading it!

@soniamariahernandezbernal130 10 лет назад

Great video on Grammar, it provides useful insights on the topic.

@boukhentacheslimane5692 7 лет назад

Introductory talk is so lengthy; anyway thanks for sharing. Scott is always great

@condemned75 12 лет назад

Excellent lecture! Thank you!

@dadalus 13 лет назад

a very nice presentation, thank you very much for sharing.

@_digital_dan 9 лет назад

Thank you very much for this useful material! But the sound disappeared sometimes and why not to show slides as images and film only a speaker?

@KellyOKellyComedy 10 лет назад

haha unfortunately those tree diagrams radiated to my professor in California :) I did not understand how to construct them and she didn't seem to know how to teach them very well. Note: I was an Italian major, not a linguistics/math major so honestly my brain does not work this way. This speaker is both interesting and humorous. Delightful talk.

@anie22x 9 лет назад

U might be interested in knowing that tree diagrams are in fact very much used in high schools/ secondary education in Spain at least, when we study Spanish

@hpgamer1 8 лет назад

Mr 00 i

@luizantoniodossantos770 11 лет назад

A very nice and educational video.

@sabinonogalesfernandez679 10 лет назад

qué super es conocer y navegar son una sola Learning more, thanks my teacher

@dgrcap 3 года назад

Can i have the details of the book "English by structure" mentioned at 20.35

@mofless100 12 лет назад

Good morning, Is it possible to put subtitles, so that the people, around the world, who are listening to you, who we are not of English language, we can profite, understand and to take advantage better of your magnificent conferences? Thanks, in advance. Amalia

@darylanderson27 5 лет назад

So what exactly are the 7 ways to look at grammar, again?

@dannynorton601 5 лет назад

1. Grammar as rules 2. Grammar as structures 3. Grammar as mathematics 4. Grammar as algorithms 5. Grammar as texture 6. Grammar as collocation 7. Grammar as an emerging phenomena

@awadahmed4510 3 года назад

Scott is a clown not a scholar.

@user-su2df5lj4o 11 лет назад

This is good thanks

@t2shamkp 8 лет назад

the stuff is in the last 6 mins guys

@welvertangunan9594 11 лет назад

Language Grammar is the way how we significantly consolidate, validate, integrate, and apply culturally and internationally the lines of distinct connection. It is fundamental in order to communicate our thoughts, ideas, and expressions in the way that we are better understood and mutually relate to others as the highest intellectual creation of God the Master Linguist of the universe.

@fabsisters1 6 лет назад

love

@lukeslc-xd8ds 9 лет назад

Always searching for knowledge and never arriving at the truth.

@tplez1659 9 лет назад

"a teacher's teacher" indeed

@aldoxyzable 11 лет назад

Good afternoon,,THE My name is Aldo,Why do people that either know or don't know a language wouldn't learn grammar?

@theyangist 11 лет назад

Epistemic claims are claims to knowledge, not to probability.

@tom_123 4 месяца назад

I’ve noticed others in this field using epistemology/epistemic in reference to probability. It’s odd but he’s referring to epistemic modality (I think) rather than study of nature of knowledge. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemic_modality

@MsGuast 11 лет назад

THAT'S GOOD ENGLISH

@Mayameeify 10 лет назад

Can someone please tell me where the woman from 0:00 to 5:54 was probably born? I'm not a native so it's hard for me to spot the accent.

@seanormiston9405 8 лет назад

If you know what "jelly roll" refers to in the 1919 jazz song, say "aye."

@JagHoff7787 11 лет назад

I just can't believe how impatient people are nowadays...it's sad

@fatihaslan6167 10 лет назад

I Thank you for your answer but I wanted to know if : " I'm sorry to be late" was correct. Some friends of mine say that but I think it's not correct, am I right? We have to say : I'm sorry for being late or I apologize for being late or I'm sorry, I'm late BUT IN ANY CASE : I'm sorry to be late Thanks again in advance for your answer. Best regards,

@mel594 2 года назад

8:01

@migueld1az 13 лет назад

@Juvenal4668 ooh thank u for the info , it's really difficult to me to understand, i'm studying english , but american english and I almost never listen to British and the accent is different.

@dannynorton601 5 лет назад

he's from new zealand

@TheF3va 6 лет назад

dope

@jauyun847 6 лет назад

11:20

@halixiaohua 12 лет назад

lets not let the linguistics theories disturb our teaching..

@migueld1az 13 лет назад

me no entender english britanico... confiucha

@martinjhorton 10 лет назад

@q123321vgg 11 лет назад

He sounded more like an entertainer than a typical professor.*

@asteroceras 11 лет назад

He stops mumbling about 13.38

@rollthisway352 6 лет назад

Seriously...

@gpablo14degmail 12 лет назад

and when he start talking about 7 ways of looking at Grammar?? :/

@boukhentacheslimane5692 7 лет назад

Starting from structuralists,then, chomsky, Halliday ...

@odraudeam 11 лет назад

It's funny , because when he speaks clearly the transcription is just the same, but take a look on the transcription and see what happens....think about to improve your speaking process.

@jibrilbrugmansia4622 11 лет назад

IN♂NOMINE♂AMORIS♂EPVLABITVR♂LEO

@sanhvan2565 8 лет назад

Me oi tai sao

@ExperienceCounts2 10 лет назад

I'd love to watch the New School videos but these ridiculous 10-15 minute introductions show complete disrespect for my time. Apparently others feel the same way since the top-rated comment is invariably the time the actual lecture starts. With the name "New School" you'd think they'd give a 30 second intro, put a link to their bio and website on the page/video and let the quality of the lecture drive people to their website. For "New School" they sure waste time on "Old School" presentations.