Diagramming Sentences In The Modern English Classroom

Author : Jane Ahn
Publisher : Jane Ahn and Steven Ahn
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 103 pages
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Download or read book BE PATIENT AND KIND written by Jane Ahn and published by Jane Ahn and Steven Ahn. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English does not have Visible Visual Patterns? Yes, English has Visual Pattern, but recently the pattern has become the one of the best and scientifically proved English Learning Tool. English has developed and evolved for a long time in the course of history as a linguistic science in the form of structure or syntax. That is an invisible Blueprint of English, which mixed with Greek, Latin, German, French and other foreign language. When William Shakespeare wrote his works in English, he created new words, expressions, and new sentence structures. That is why every English learner must study Shakespeare’s works such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and King Rear. u “To be not to be: That is the question.” By Shakespeare to the native speakers. When Shakespeare developed, and invented English words, Native Speaker needs not to memorize the whole sentence, but needs to learn English Structure from mother, neighbor, and teacher in his childhood. u Visual Pattern of “To be not to be: That is question.” By Reed and Kellogg to Non-native Speakers. Whether or not Reed and Kellogg had intended to give the visual pattern for English as Second Language student, their Sentence Diagram has become an important tool for English Learning by providing visual patterns for the students. And with English memory training, Evolved Visual Pattern English of Block Sentence Diagram has become a pivotal Learning method. u Blueprint or Anatomy of English: “The Visual Pattern English is spreading smoothly over Europeans and Asians” Every word of the English Sentence can be analyzed and evaluated on the standard English Grammar Rule. This invisible Blueprint of English sentence has existed for long time under the name of Syntax or Structure of English. Syntax means ‘the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.’ The Sentence “The Visual Pattern English is spreading smoothly over Europeans and Asians” is one sentence consisting of eleven words. Many of us were taught each word so detail that we were tired of the functions of sentence parts. In the above sentence the key words or phrases are ‘Visual Pattern English,’ that is Noun Phrase, and ‘is spreading,’ Verbal Phrase, ‘smoothly’ is Adverb, direct modifier for Verbal Phrase, ‘over Europeans and Asians’ is Adverb Phrase, indirect modifier for Verbal Phrase. u Sentence Diagram for English provides Visual Patterns: Sentence Diagramming method gives the clear understanding of English grammar to the native English learners. And therefore many teachers are teaching Sentence Diagramming as easy grammar access for the students. Two problems of Sentence Diagramming are, first too complicate to master because every word should be analyzed diagrammed in the diagramming rules, which is following strict grammar rules. The second problem Sentence Diagram has not had any patterns but only have some analytical and evaluating tools for the professionals such as teachers and linguistics. One major reason for negative attitudes for Sentence Diagram(SD) even by native students is complexity to learn and practical usage of SD. u Visual Pattern English Block Sentence Diagram: Visual Pattern English can become the best Program for ESL students. Block Sentence Diagram Visual Pattern only focuses on key words of the sentences, therefore, direct modifiers come before or after the key words when it is clear to speaker and audience, and extended modifier by using preposition such as adjective phrase, and adverb phrase, and noun phrase. Visual Pattern Block Sentence Diagram has three critical advantages over Reed-Kellogg Sentence Diagram. First advantage creates Visual Patterns of English sentences, grouping into Seven Visual Patterns. With these patterns any English Sentences can be created as one of Seven Patterns. The sentence “The Visual Pattern English is spreading smoothly over Europeans and Asians” has two key words, that is, ‘English’(if we stress English as language) or ‘Visual Pattern English’ (if we stress Visual Pattern English as one new word) as Subject Noun, and ‘is spreading’ as Predicative Verb. Other words are direct modifier ‘The’ for Noun, ‘smoothly’ for Verb, and extended(indirect) modifier for Verb, used preposition of ‘over’ on ‘Europeans and Asian.’ . The second advantage, Visual Pattern English is the simplest and easiest Method to learn, memorize and recollect the sentence pattern. Every English sentence can be categorized into one of Seven Patterns, therefore, once the students knew how to write and diagram Block Sentence Diagram, they were good at English Structure. The third advantage, the most important of all, Visual Pattern English with practice can become the simplest and integrated English Learning tool. With practice, the students can listen, speak, and read English sentence into one of seven patterns. Furthermore, once patterns are accustomed to the students, they can speak and write their own English in one of seven patterns. Memory Science claims that “Practicing with patterns is the best learning method, because it becomes code and keeps in the long-term memory.”