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How to teach grammar from rules - Coggle Diagram
How to teach grammar from rules
Rules and explanations
A rule must be appropiate in a classroom context
Clarity
Simplicy
Limitation
Familiarity
Truth
Relevance
A deductive approach
Starts with two important definitions
Deductive approach
Presentation of a rule and is followed by examples in which the rule is applied.
Inductive approach
Starts with some examples from which a rule is inferred
Student grammar practice books adopt a deductive approach with explanations and exercises in English.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
Starting the lesson with a grammar presentation
Grammar explanation encourages a teacher-fronted
Explanation is seldom as memorable as other forms of presentation
Disadvantages
It respects the intelligence and maturity of many students
It allows the teacher to deal with language points as they come up
It gets straight to the point, and can be therefore be time-saving
Sample lesson 2: Teaching used to using translation
The teacher has chosen to use translation
Translation is a really posible in monolingual classes
Where the teacher has a good command of the students' langauge
Sample lesson 4: Teaching word order using a self-study grammar
Grammar reference books which also include excercises and a key
The teacher exploits the self- and peer-instruction potential of grammar practice books to target a feature of syntax
Sample lesson 3: Teaching articles using grammar worksheets
Attempts to centre the teaching-learning process more on the students
Giving them more responsability for their learning
Providing more opportunities for real communication
Sample lesson 1: Using rule explanation to teach question formation
The teacher uses an illustrated explanation to highlight a feauture of English syntax
The same kind of presentation could be used, with a little adaptation for teaching (other syntactic structures)
