Grammatische Wege Zur Textgestaltungskompetenz

The title is programmatic and refers to the activation of reciprocal effects potentially operative in the interplay between grammatical knowledge and writing experience. The study is based on linguistic and didactic theory and posits that for all the endless controversies about the whats, whys and wherefores of teaching grammar its true purpose must be to instil competence in the selection of linguistic resources and textual structures. Empirical evidence is provided to show that written competence vitally develops in early adolescence, how and why this happens, and how it can be encouraged. This competence then flourishes by means of a continual build-up of awareness about the way in which grammatical knowledge and textual knowledge interact in the process of text composition.