Last weekend I went to Global TESOL college Taipei for Grammar Specialization Course. It was an extremely rewarding experience. I have picked up a few tricks and tips teaching grammar. Teaching grammar is very different than teaching conversations. It is generally paper based and relies heavily on more reading and writing skills. However, there are few other teaching/practice way that would depend on speaking and listening skills. It is all came down to how to satisfy your student's need.
In Taiwan, most of the grammar classes are paper based. As a teacher, I found it easier to teach and receive better results if I adopt my methods. Instead of repeating the same process of reading-writing-memorizing, why not spice it up with games and other fun activities?
According to the Grammar Specialization Workbook, there are four things one should consider when teaching Explicit Grammar:
1. Moving knowledge from mechanically learned grammar lessons to everyday speech is an almost impossible task for language learners.
2. Students learn syntax at their own pace and it differs from one to one.
3. Teaching grammar through communicative approaches is by far the most effective way of learning a language.
4. Each student learns differently.
Do you have any insights on how to teach grammar effectively? Please share with me!
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