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A podcast for the Syntax Nudniks of our Time, or those reasonable individuals who, regardless, love the English language.

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A podcast for the Syntax Nudniks of our Time, or those reasonable individuals who, regardless, love the English language.

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English

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Writing & Assessing Meaningfully in English Classrooms

10/26/2021
Created for English 560 w/ Dr. Fassbender. This brief segment discusses the issue of audience in secondary English composition, the issue of assessment, grammar, and, finally: meaning making. Enjoy.

Duration:00:19:58

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SNOOT Pod: David Foster Wallace's "Authority & American Usage"

3/31/2021
In this episode, Shannon and I talk about David Foster Wallace's essay on grammar, authority, and dictionaries––from the perspective of two high school English teachers. Find out wether or not you are a prescriptive grammarian, or descriptive grammarian (and what those two terms mean), and consider the true function of "academic" language. Listen in on the confessions of two ex-(ish)SNOOTS, and join us as we tackle the question: Is grammar about being correct, or being clear? (And maybe...

Duration:01:09:20