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Grammar in isolation vs Grammar in context - Coggle Diagram
Grammar in isolation vs Grammar in context
Grammar in Isolation
Language learning
Prescriptive/descriptive approaches
Focus on form and meaning only
Exercise
manipulation
manipulation
repetition
Teaching separately in a lesson
The purpose for using grammar in isolation
To understand grammatical forms and be able to use them
Cover the ability to use these grammatical forms for communicative purpose
It helps teacher to set the level and make improvement on the next lesson
Teacher can selectively choose which grammar items to cover in this grammar course, so that the instruction can be effectively focused on items that are more important.
To make sure pupils recognize the rules and regulation of grammar
Give teachers as well as learners plenty of time to understand the grammatical forms and produce them in communication tasks
To identify students’ own performance
Cover the ability to understand grammatical forms
Issues of grammar in isolation
Grammar is about rules of language : pupils become bored and stress (they have to memorize directly)
Lack of fun
Confusing
Students could not connect the grammar with their language or the lessons with their lives
How to overcome issues of grammar in isolation
Create fun activities
Choose effective methods
Make discussion
Activities related with daily situation
The purpose for using grammar in context
earners can learn how to form structures correctly, and also how to use them to communicate meaning
Learners will use grammatical conventions more effectively in communication if they learn them in context.
provides a meaningful framework that connects to reality in the targeted language
Applicable while teaching other skills
Grammar in context
Focus on forms, meaning and usage
Language acquisition
involves teaching grammar in relations to the context of the situation the utterances are usually used
Requires commitment to teach
Specific instruction would be given to individual students
How to teach grammar in context
using dialogues ( the use of dialogues generally matches learners‘ expectations of how language is used in the real world: people use language primarily to talk to each other