Howard A. Williams
Lecturer and in Linguistics and Language Education
212-678-3418
Office Hours: Fall 2012: Monday 2:00pm-3:45pm; Tuesday 10:30am-11:45am; Thursday 2:00pm-3:45pm
Office Location: 316E Zankel
Expertise
- Applied Linguistics
Howard A. Williams
Professional Background
Educational Background
Scholarly Interests
Selected Publications
Linguistics in Language Teaching. In L.Brinton (2010, 2nd ed.; original ed. 2001), The Structure of Modern English. Philadelphia: Benjamins.
A new take on the 'form, meaning, use' distinction. TESOL Higher Education Interest. Section Newsletter (5/07).
Maths in the Grammar Classroom. ELT Journal 60:1 (1/2006).
Lexical frames and reported speech. ELT Journal 68:3 (7/2004).
M.Celce-Murcia & D.Larsen Freeman (1999), The Grammar Book: An ESL/EFL Teacher's Course. Boston: Heinle. (authored five chapters)
biographical information
principal publications
Linguistics in Language Teaching. In L.Brinton (2010, 2nd ed.; original ed. 2001), The Structure of Modern English. Philadelphia: Benjamins.
A new take on the 'form, meaning, use' distinction. TESOL Higher Education Interest. Section Newsletter (5/07).
Maths in the Grammar Classroom. ELT Journal 60:1 (1/2006).
Lexical frames and reported speech. ELT Journal 68:3 (7/2004).
M.Celce-Murcia & D.Larsen Freeman (1999), The Grammar Book: An ESL/EFL Teacher's Course. Boston: Heinle. (authored five chapters)
A&HL 4003: Schools of linguistic analysis
Prerequisite: A&HL 4085. A comparative examination of major approaches to linguistic analysis, specifically systemic and transformational, with particular reference to pedagogical applications.
A&HL 4085: Pedagogical English grammar
A systematic, in-depth examination of English grammar with particular reference to the teaching and learning of grammar.
A&HL 4101: Phonetics and phonology
An examination of the sound and orthographic systems of English, with reference to other languages and problems of learning and teaching English.
A&HL 4106: Text and textuality
Permission of instructor. Explores various viewpoints on the production and comprehension of connected discourse, both written and oral, with reference to cohesive devices, rhetorical structures, and the general pragmatics of communication, with attention to pedagogical applications. Offered spring semester only.
A&HT 4174: TESOL methodologies: Teaching second language grammar
Not all workshops are offered each term or year. Selections are offered according to student interest and staff availability. Workshops usually meet over 1 or 2 weekends. Special fee: $15.
A&HL 5085: Advanced syntax
Prerequisite: A&HL 4085. Survey of generative syntax.
