TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING

GRAMMAR

Prepared by: Mary Anne Dison

Kong Siaw TingYusnitha

Merang

Techniques in

teaching

grammar

Songs and

chants

stories

Nursery

rhymes

and poems

games

puppets

Plays and

dialogues

SONGSWhat?

Song are another form of poetry- one put

to music.

One of the oldest forms of teaching

language.

Why?

Song provide good context of grammar.

Learning through song involve different

skills.

Songs are authentic text.( Cox, 2008, P 304 )

CHANTS

What?

A repeated rhythmic phrases, typically one

shouted or sung in unison by a crowd.

A rhythmic group recitation- characterize by

repetition.

Why?

Can include physical movement

Repetition let students get into the flow faster.

Through the use of repetition, pupils will be able

improve their ‘automatic’ use of language.

STORIESStories are motivating

and fun- create a deep

interest and desire to

continue learning.

Listening to stories is

a shared social

experience.

Stories exercise the

imagination

Children love stories & this

generate positive attitude.

To the lesson for which the

story acts as a framework.

Stories provide a context for

several grammatical structureProvide contexts for real use

of English (variety of

emotions and issues ).

Chitravelu(2005), reasons to use

stories for grammar teaching:

Traditional poem or songs for young

children.

- It acts as an effective tool for practicing a

specific grammatical structure.

- Can be used to teach certain language

topic.

Have strong rhyme and rhythm.

Children can understand the grammatical

structure through repeating and

considering the poem.

Nursery rhymes

and poems

NURSERY RHYMES AND POEMS

GAMES What?

• Games and problem- solving activities-

have a purpose beyond the production of

correct speech, and are examples of the

most preferable communicative activities.

advantages

• A welcome break from the usual routine

of the language class.

• Motivating and challenging

• Help students to make and sustain the

effort of learning.

• Provide language practice in various skills

• Encourage students to interact and

communicate

• Create a meaningful context for language

used.

• Allow students to practice and internalize

vocabulary, grammar and structures

extensively.

PUPPETS

What is a puppet?• An inanimate figure moved by a puppeteer to

convey emotion, character and story.Reasons to use puppets • Powerful communication tool

• To gain students’ attention.

• Make the class more interesting and engaging

• Useful for learning language. E.g : Verb &

preposition

DIALOGUES AND PLAYS

Conversation-

facilitation

Provide

students with

short

phrases.Memorize the

dialogue for

communicatio

n

Grammar-

demonstration

dialoguesLonger and

contain certain

grammatical

structure. Provide contextualized

examples- students deduce

generalizations about a

particular grammatical

structure.

River(1981), 2 broad categories of dialogues:

EXAMPLE OF QUESTION.

QUESTION 1

Explain the techniques of using songs and stories to teach grammar to young learners.

QUESTION 2

As an English language teacher, select 3 techniques of teaching grammar to young learners.