MAXIMIZINGMAXIMIZINGGRAMMAR SCOREGRAMMAR SCORE

FOR SMA STUDENTSFOR SMA STUDENTS

BYBYNIKMAH NURBAITY NIKMAH NURBAITY

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Grammar?????Grammar?????Some wrong opinions Some wrong opinions

It is a set of rules to rememberIt is a set of rules to remember

Meaning is not important at allMeaning is not important at all

It is just formulaIt is just formula

It is the most difficult part of EnglishIt is the most difficult part of English

It is not important in speakingIt is not important in speaking

Some facts and questions about Some facts and questions about grammar teachinggrammar teaching

Does grammar contribute a lot to the Does grammar contribute a lot to the students score?students score?

Is it the most favorite part most teachers Is it the most favorite part most teachers like doing in the class?like doing in the class?

Is it the only test given to the students?Is it the only test given to the students?

Is it the easy and accurate measurement Is it the easy and accurate measurement to measure students competence?to measure students competence?

Teaching Grammar?Teaching Grammar?

Start with interesting activityStart with interesting activity

Give meaningful understanding in explainingGive meaningful understanding in explaining

Emphasize the use and formEmphasize the use and form

Give special characteristic ( clue ) of using the Give special characteristic ( clue ) of using the target grammartarget grammar

Give more examples ( in CTL )Give more examples ( in CTL )

Let the students experience constructingLet the students experience constructing

their own sentences using the target grammartheir own sentences using the target grammar

Give more chances to experience the productive Give more chances to experience the productive skill ( joint and independent construction )skill ( joint and independent construction )

Give the real examples of various kinds of test Give the real examples of various kinds of test directly after finishing one targetdirectly after finishing one target

Give more chances to try the various kinds of Give more chances to try the various kinds of test ( daily, midterm, semester, national exam, test ( daily, midterm, semester, national exam, UMPTN, TOEIC, TOEFL )UMPTN, TOEIC, TOEFL )

Let the students experience doing the various Let the students experience doing the various levels of difficultylevels of difficulty

Grammar to be mastered in SMAGrammar to be mastered in SMA

1.Tenses1.Tenses

2.Passive2.Passive

3.Conditional sentences3.Conditional sentences

4.Reported speech4.Reported speech

5.Subjunctive5.Subjunctive

6.Causative6.Causative

7. Modal7. Modal

8. adjective clause8. adjective clause

9. noun clause9. noun clause

10.adverbial clause10.adverbial clause

11. noun11. noun

12. verb12. verb

13. preposition13. preposition

14. conjunction 14. conjunction

15. pronoun15. pronoun

16. elliptic16. elliptic

17. question tag17. question tag

18. preference18. preference

19.adjective order19.adjective order

20. wh question20. wh question

21. concord21. concord

22.Gerund22.Gerund

23.Present participle23.Present participle

24. Past participle24. Past participle

25. Part of speech25. Part of speech

Grammar in SKL 2006Grammar in SKL 2006

1. present perfect continuous tense1. present perfect continuous tense

2. future perfect tense2. future perfect tense

3. passive3. passive

4. causative have and get4. causative have and get

5. subjunctive5. subjunctive

6. should have verb III6. should have verb III

Some difficulties faced by students:Some difficulties faced by students:

To differenciate active and passive in various tenses , for To differenciate active and passive in various tenses , for example :example :Is discussing has been discussedIs discussing has been discussedIs discussed has been discussingIs discussed has been discussingHas discussed had discussedHas discussed had discussedIs being discussed will have discussedIs being discussed will have discussedWas discussed was being discussedWas discussed was being discussedWill be discussing had been discussingWill be discussing had been discussingWill be discussed had been discussedWill be discussed had been discussedDiscusses discussedDiscusses discussedWill discussedWill discussed

Note for students:Note for students: to be verb ing : meto be verb ing : me to be verb III : dito be verb III : di master the time signalsmaster the time signals

Other problems with have in causativeOther problems with have in causativeHave to repair it had repaired itHave to repair it had repaired itHad to repair it have been repairedHad to repair it have been repairedHave it repaired have a lot of things Have it repaired have a lot of things

Subjunctive and conditionalSubjunctive and conditional

School exercises : find the factsSchool exercises : find the facts

National exam : find the meaningNational exam : find the meaning

students are trapped in grammar rules ,do students are trapped in grammar rules ,do not realize the meaningnot realize the meaning

Conjunction :Conjunction :

it is difficult for students to see the relation it is difficult for students to see the relation between the main clause and the between the main clause and the subordinate clausesubordinate clause

cant get the whole understanding of the cant get the whole understanding of the sentence for example :sentence for example :

…… ……his father objection, the boy left for his father objection, the boy left for Jakarta to get a job.Jakarta to get a job.

Common errors :Common errors : - students cant identify what is actually - students cant identify what is actually tested .tested . - students can not recognize the clue- students can not recognize the clue for example :for example : Finally he succedded in …….his uncle Finally he succedded in …….his uncle

address.address.

And there are still a lot of common errors And there are still a lot of common errors that the students make.that the students make.

It is the teachers challenge to know what It is the teachers challenge to know what are those common errors then how to help are those common errors then how to help the students to overcome .the students to overcome .

thank you……………………thank you……………………