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Letter: What teachers do

Robert Wright
Sunday 17 August 1997 23:02 BST
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Sir: Mrs A Fuller (letter, 14 August) asks how it is possible to qualify as an English teacher without understanding English grammar. I share her dismay. I found English grammar an arduous ordeal until I was taught Latin. Maybe some knowledge of Latin should be a prerequisite for English teachers.

ROBERT WRIGHT

Cheltenham,

Gloucestershire

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