Grammar by stealth The discovery approach to teaching
Grammar by stealth The discovery approach to teaching grammar in English for Palestine Grades 5 -8 1
Agenda Session 1: What is Grammar? How do you teach grammar? (60') Session 2: Where is the grammar in Ef. P? Grammar activities (120') Session 3: Micro teaching grammar Session 4: (60') Discussion - Trainer orientation (30') 2
What is grammar? 3
grammar is a kind of organic process that, in the right conditions, grows of its own accord and its own mysterious way. The key to success - and the indispensable role of the teacher is providing those conditions (Thornbury, S. ) 4
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No Parking Three share lottery fortune Tickets, please Annie, Sunday then. See you there. Tell James. Tom 6
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Emergent grammar 8
The methods 9
Reasoning, analysing and comparing Deductive Example Explanation Practice with prompts 10
Some criticism of the deductive method Mechanical Little attention to meaning Isolated 11
No explicit explanation Inductive Rules identified and acquired through appropriate examples 12
Ss are carefully guided Contextualised scenarios sts discover the underlying rule Meaning in context Role of explicit learning Guided discovery rules are elicited and taught Discovery a s a learning method 13
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Tips Set up tasks Interesting materials Familiar material Provide context 16
Presenting Grammar Aspects to consider Questions to ask 17
The structure itself Explanation Delivery Language Rules Terminology Examples Ur, P. (1999) p. 33 18
Recycle Review Recast Repeat 10 strategies to encourage learners to engage with emergent language Record Report Reward Research Reference Retrieve Meddings-Thornbury (2009): Teaching Unplugged p. 20. 19
input output opportunities Provide How do you teach grammar? feedback 20
pattern detection interaction Facilitate How do you teach grammar? item learning 21
How do you teach grammar? MOTIVATE your learners 22
In your experience what are some of the biggest mistakes teachers make when teaching grammar? What advice do you usually give? 23
Where is the grammar? English for Palestine 7 A Unit 6 24
25 Period 1: Awareness
26 Period 2: Controlled and meaningful drills
27 Period 4: Awareness
28 Period 5: Controlled and meaningful drills
29 Period 6: Guided meaningful practice / Free discourse
Free discourse Structure-based free discourse composition Structure-based free sentence composition Guided meaningful practice Meaningful drills Controlled drills Awareness 30
Awareness 31
Controlled drills 32
Meaningful drills 33
Guided meaningful practice 34
Structure-based free sentence composition 35
Structure-based free discourse composition 36
Free discourse 37
Period 1: Awareness 38
Unit summary 39
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Collocations / set phrases 41
Period 4: Awareness 42
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Period 2: Controlled and meaningful drills 45
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Period 5: Controlled and meaningful drills 48
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Period 5: Meaningful practice 51
Period 6: Guided meaningful practice 52
Period 6: Free sentence composition 53
Period 6: Structure based discourse composition 54
Period 6: Free discourse 55
Pre-learning Success orientation Interest Teacher assistance Heterogeneity Successful practice Volume and repetition 56
Grammar activities Mechanical Practice Meaningful Practice 57
key phrase/words Meaningful Practice pictures mime/gestures prompts information sheet created situation s d e n i a h c s e as r h p 58
Lying game Error correction Backs-to-theboard Teach your group an activity Scrambled sentences work in pairs and check the answers of other pairs Grammar practice activities Noughts and Crosses Mingle Ga pfil l develop your own activities for other students Sentence auction 59
Choose 2 helpers Students in groups of 4 -5 Display the exercise Students write answers s runs to the teacher with the answer Display the exercise Helpers correct answers Helpers record score Teacher gives new exercise Collaborative grammar game 60
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Feedback Thanks 62
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