Approaches Teaching Grammar

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Approaches in

Teaching Grammar


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"describes" how language is used by its

speakers.

does not deal with what is good or bad

language use. E.g.: I am older than her.

Explanation: Subject pronouns (she, he, it,

and so on) are paired with a verb, whereas

object pronouns (her, him, it, and so on) arenot.


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Observe principles that describe the way the

language is actually spoken

The goal of the descriptive approach is a

description and knowledge of rules(principles) of how the language is actually

spoken


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"prescribes" how speakers should use the

language.

rules about the structure of a language.

deals with what the grammarian believes tobe right and wrong, good or bad language

use; not following the rules will generate

incorrect language


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a set of rules and examples dealing with the

syntax and word structures of a language,

Examples of common prescriptive rulesDo not use aint

Do not use a preposition to end a sentencewith

Pronounce the -ing at the end of words, not -in


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E.g.: I am older than she (is older).]

than' is a conjunction; it joins two like forms:

"I am older" with "she is older", giving "I am

older than she is older", but speakers omitthe last part "is older" because it's

redundant. Nevertheless, according to

prescriptive grammar, 'than' functions as a

conjunction, so speakers should use "she" inthat context.


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Attitudes toward language based on what is

held to be correct by socially prestigious

elements and by teachers

This attitude evinces complete disregard forthe way a community actually speaks


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Both are concerned with rules.

Des.Gram (linguists):

study the rules or patterns.

Pres.Gram (teachers, editors): lay out rules about what they believe to be

the correct or incorrect use of language.


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The teacher gets the people involved in using thestructure without drawing their attention togrammatical rules

students may be asked to do any activity where a

new grammar is presented or introduced, but their

attention will be drawn to this activity not to thegrammar


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The teacher explicitly explains the rules whenpresenting the new language

rules are explicitly given to students & studentsare simply asked to work with new language toabsorb grammatical information which will helpthem to acquire the language as a whole.


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2 options are available to the

teacher in overt grammar teaching:

-Deductive approach

-Inductive approach


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Deductive approach

the teacher presents therule/pattern/generalization and thengoes to provide practice in the

application of these rules

the teacher is the center of the class and is

responsible for all of the presentationand explanation of the new material.


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Inductive approach

Students are first given a number ofsample sentences containing the targetforms and then the teacher guides thestudents into deriving the rule forthemselves


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Deductive approach:

General rules Practice

Inductive approach:Practice General rules


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Sound, structure,

meaning and

system of language


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Involves learning grammar which presented

out of context.

* In other words, learners are given isolatedsentences which are expected to nternalize

through exercises.


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To identify students own performance.

It helps teacher to set the level and make

improvement on next lesson.

To make sure pupils know the rules andregulation of grammar.

For example: past tense, present tense,

irregular verbs.


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Confusing

As grammar is about rules of language, pupils

will become bored and stress because they

have to memorize it directly.Not enjoying.

Grammar is isolated rules system, separated

from everyday lives and relevant use of

language. With that, the student could notconnect the grammar with their language, or

the lesson with their lives.


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Make fun activity.

Choose the most effective method to teach

them.

Make discussion (share knowledge)Use activity that relates with daily situation.


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integrate grammar in everyday teaching.

Applicable while teaching other skills.

For example: listening, writing, reading,

speaking and language arts.


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Allow learners to see how rules can be used

in sentence.

Give learners an opportunity to understand

how language works and this will improvetheir communication skills.

Grammar in context gives more precise

understanding of how to use grammar and

provides accuracy in studied language bothoral and written skills.


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Ask students to write their own stories.

selecting books that are age-appropriate and

interesting to students, or having students

select these books themselves, is crucial.


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Grammar in context Grammar in isolation

Focus on form, meaning and

usage

Focus on form and meaning only

Requires a commitment to teach Exercises involving repetition,manipulation and grammatical

transformation.

Role play, jazz chant. Use text book

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