Bonnie Swierzbin is an unabashed grammar geek captivated by the myriad ways to create meaning in English. As an ESL teacher and language teacher educator, she helps her students view grammar as a resource for making meaning instead of dry rules to be memorized. Dr. Swierzbin is the co-author (with Elaine Tarone) of Exploring Learner Language (Oxford University Press, 2009).
What’s this all about? Helping students comprehend dem…
Demonstratives (this, that, these, those) are pointing words: In conversation…
