APPROACHES TO TEACHING GRAMMARDeductive ApproachDefinitionRule- driven learningGrammar rule is explicitly presented to studentsAdvantagesTime SavingRule can be clearly explainedDirect practice and examples immediately givenDisadvantages Putting off young learners Learners may not understand concepts of grammatical terminologyHinder learner involvement and interactionInductive ApproachDefinitionRule- discovery learningUnderstand grammatical rules from the examples AdvantagesFamiliar with the rule discoveryMore motivatedOpportunity for extra language practiceDisadvantages Time consumingMay frustrate learners May lead learners to have wrong concepts of ruleDeductive ApproachInductive Approach

Conscious learning processLearning ProcessSubconscious learning process

Often used with adult learnersAge SuitabilityChildren of first or second language acquisition

Learn rules explicitly Explicit and ImplicitLearn rules implicitly

Know about ruleRulesPick up rules