Reddit reviews The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed

>The use of raised heel running shoes is not healthy, A sole-less running shoe is much better for you.

>In society today, we don’t really question why we do things the way we do.

>People will continue to run the way they always have if they don’t know that it is unhealthy.

These statements are too absolutist for a scientific paper. Obviously, all of the evidence you have supports that barefoot running is better, but beware saying that 'it is much better for you.'

>I truly believe that I am an early adapter to the process in sole-less running shoe world. Throwing on music, running up to ten miles, and never once thinking about how I am running on my fore foot.

These kinds of anecdotal statements would never be included in scientific writing, but it's fine for an opinion piece.

You have also used the word 'you' to refer to the more general 'one' or 'people'. This is pretty informal. A little bit of informality is fine in opinion or editorial writing, but not really in scientific research.

Everybody, myself included, needs to work on their punctuation. I use The New Well-Tempered Sentence. It's a lot more fun than any other books I know on proper punctuation. Actually, The Transitive Vampire is a good grammar book too.

Obviously though, if you got an A, you wrote what the TA was looking for! But, it's the type of thing that could vary depending on the course and teaching staff.

Is it Transitive Vampire or Sin & Syntax?

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To this, I would add The Deluxe Transitive Vampire.

The Transitive Vampire: A Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager and the Doomed.

A fun way to brush you your grammar.

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$24/mo is absurd. The best way to check grammar is to put it down and come back an hour or two later to proofread. If you're desperate, MS Word does have a built-in grammar check tool you can use or Open Office has some grammar check extensions you can download such as LanguageTool.

If you question your own grammar, get a couple of light and easy grammar references to keep by your desk. Eats, Shoots & Leaves or The Transitive Vampire are two that are easy to work with and don't take themselves too seriously.

EDIT: Also, if you need to write regularly, buy one of these: The Synonym Finder. Hands down one of the best, easiest to use on the market. I write professionally and I have 5 copies of this book -- one for every place I may wind up writing. That's how useful I find it.

When I did my TESOL program, I found that where I really was lacking was... how to teach it. Activities that actually work, ya know? Learning a language at home alone is very different than trying to learn in a classroom. For that, I enjoy following along at eslcafe.com and I also watch some stuff on pinterest.

As for understanding English, that's actually what your TEFL/TESOL is going to teach you. I don't know about TEFL, but the TESOL had one section for the actual teaching, another for grammar and a third section for... I forget. But I'm pretty sure there were three sections.

I think you should also consider TESOL instead of TEFL. Here's the basic difference with some super sterotypical examples to illustrate the difference:
TEFL = Teaching English as a Foreign Language (like teaching English in China)
TESL = Teaching English as a Second Language (like teaching English to Mexican immigrants in the US)
TESOL = Teaching English to Speaks of Other Languages (all inclusive -- includes both teaching it as a foreign language, or teaching it as a second language to people who need to speak the local tongue)

TESOL, at least last I checked, isn't accredited in the US, so, if you're in the US, you'll want to compare whether you want to get a US-Based but not accredited degree, or, get one abroad. It's accreddited in Canada, and I got mine from onTESOL.com which I highly recommended and they put me through my paces, it was not just pay and here's a certificate. Though it's Canadian, everyone locally has recognized it so far.

If you have a BA in Linguistics I really don't think you're going to need to learn more about understanding the structure of English, or how to pronounce it. But, if for some reason you do, I actually recommend The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: http://www.amazon.com/The-Deluxe-Transitive-Vampire-Ultimate/dp/0679418601 This was actually my textbook in a middle school class I had where the teacher was obsessed with diagramming sentences. The sentences were (possibly not all age-appropriate) interesting and turned dry grammatical study into something that could produce a few chuckles and keep you interested.

With you coming from a very helpful area of study, I really don't think you need it. HOW to teach is going to be what helps the most. The classroom... is very different than just sitting down and studying. Particularly when, like me, you're obsessed with making sure everyone is getting knowledge out of the activity, not just the student actively doing whatever it is (like a presentation or reading or whatever).

If you're interested, PM me and I'll let you know about an online job I worked briefly at teaching english in an online classroom. It was nice because I wasn't freelance, actually an employee. I ended up leaving because nearly immediately I got a better job offer elsewhere, but I get the impression that they're nearly always hiring. :) If you're interested, I'd be glad to dig in my old job search notes and find it.

The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed