Methods of teaching grammar

How to Teach GrammarTeaching grammar is an essential part of school education or adult learning.  Without good grammar, spoken or written words lose much of their meaning and most of their value.  Grammar is a very important thing to get right, and teachers should take extra care to impart proper grammar to all their students.  Sadly, grammar is often seen as a difficult and boring subject and one popular method of teaching is to just repeat the correct grammar for a certain situation over and over until it is memorised and able to be repeated, like a parrot.  This is dull for both teachers and students, and often only results in the students being able to repeat what they have learned, rather than resulting in a complete understanding that can be applied to all situations.
English grammar is very complex, and all its intricacies cannot truly be learned by rote, they must be really understood – and understanding is most easily achieved when students are engaged, interested and having fun during a lesson. To make sure you’re covering all the necessary topics with your students, you could check out the grammar boost lesson plans here.
Word puzzles are a useful and interactive method whereby students can learn all sorts of important parts of English grammar.  They can be used to encourage students to identify and understand various parts of a sentence; grammatical concepts like synonyms, tenses and conjugations; or incorrectly used grammar.  Word puzzles such as crosswords are easily modified to suit all age and skill levels and introduce an element of fun competition into the learning process, so they can be invaluable in forging a full and lasting understanding of English grammar.

Comments

  1. dorartaukagroupe2018May 20, 2018 at 2:05 PM

    Hello Ergenta. You got an important part of learning a second language and I agree when you say that grammar is 'complex' and 'boring' . I think that another idea of learning grammar and doing it more interesting is by doing a lot of exercises. Practising makes better.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Teaching new vocabulary!

Pre-teaching Vocabulary Words One of the most effective methods of helping children learn new vocabulary words is to teach unfamiliar words used in a text prior to the reading experience. Adults (either alone or with the child(ren)) should preview reading materials to determine which words are unfamiliar. Then these words should be defined and discussed. It is important for the adult to not only tell the child(ren) what the word means, but also to discuss its meaning. This allows the child(ren) to develop an understanding of the word’s connotations as well as its denotation. Also, discussion provides the adult with feedback about how well the child(ren) understands the word. After pre-teaching vocabulary words, the child(ren) should read the text. Repeated Exposure to Words It may seem common sense that the more times we are exposed to a word, the stronger our understanding becomes. However, repeated exposure to new vocabulary words is often ignored. Adults often forget a person...
Read more

The use of electronic dictionaries during learning process!

Hi everyone! We all know that during the process of learning vocabulary the pupils need to use the dictionary.In the first place,it is hard and boring using all the time a book dictionary.If the pupils have an electronic one,they can learn vocabulary easier. Secondly,when they check for a new word,they can also listen the pronunciation by voice and this is great.They can also hear the origin and all the uses of the word in only one second. Furthermore,if the pupil don't want to write down the word,they can only say it by voice and the program will find it,the meaning too. Taking all things in consideration,we can notice that using electronic dictionaries is very useful in the learning process because you don't only find the meaning faster but you check the pronuncion by voice.
Read more
Hello everyone! Today I want to share with you some interesting information about the effectiveness of using a Padlet. If you haven’t heard of padlet  and you’re looking to add more technology to your classroom, this is a great way to start. First of all, it allows students (or teachers) to collaborate. Think of it as a large bulletin board. Anyone with the link can place a post-it on the bulletin board. The post-it note can include a note, a picture, a video, or a website. I’ve used Padlet for teacher book studies and anything that I want students to collaborate on. Secondly, it is SIMPLE to create and does not require many devices. It is so simple, in fact, that you can create one on the fly in response to a lesson that changes direction mid-class. Not even close to a 1:1 classroom? Leave a the Padlet open on a classroom computer and allow students to type their answer during independent work time, station time, or during transitions.
Read more