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Understanding the Teaching of Grammar,Q1. Should grammar be taught in the primary classroom? Q2. How should grammar be presented deductively or inductively? Q3. How should grammar be practiced, mechanical or meaningful?,Focus,Lead-in,The teaching of grammar plays an important role in language learning.,Grammar is difficult, abstract and boring,Teaching grammar to children Yes or no?,Yes,No,Next Q1,Q1. Should grammar be taught in the primary classroom?,Focus,Some people,Grammar should not be taught to young learners.,a narrow sense,Different views,tense, voice, etc.,Grammar is a list of rules in its technical forms.,No need to learn grammar when learning L1/FL,Grammar is a system that helps make meaning more precise in real communication.,accurate,Grammar is important for children to learn a foreign language and should be taught in primary classroom.,Agree,Some other people,For older children in grade 5 or 6,grammar,accurate sentences,meaningful communication,Next Q2,produce,consolidate,Q2. How should grammar be presented deductively or inductively?,Focus,rule,deductive method 演绎法,inductive method 归纳法,examples,rule,examples,real language data,Two ways to present grammar,A. 我们用IS和动词的ING形式表示正在进行的动作。比如： He is singing. She is dancing. Tom is running. Amy is reading.,B. Look at the picture. Who are in the picture? Right, Lisa, Amy ad Tom. Whats Lisa doing? Listen, she is dancing. Now, look at Tom. Whats Tom doing? Yes, Toms running. And how about Amy? Great. Amys reading.,Compare and tell: what method do the two teachers use when presenting grammar?,Deductive method,Inductive method,Which method is more suitable for young learners?,Deductive method ( ),Inductive method ( ),Advantages,Deductive method,Disadvantages,1) it teaches grammar in an isolated way 2) little attention is paid to meaning 3) practice is often mechanical,1) it could be very successful with selected and motivated students 2) it could save time when Ss have to learn a complex rule 3) it may help to increase Ss confidence in examinations,Inductive method,Disadvantage,It is time-consuming,Advantage,It provides children with more authentic situations to use the grammar rules in real communications.,Next - Q3,Q3. How should grammar be practiced, mechanical or meaningful?,Focus,mechanical practices 机械性的练习,meaningful practices 有意义的练习,What are mechanical practices and meaningful practices?,Examples?,Activities for mechanical practices,1. Filling in the blanks 2. Doing substitution drills 3. Changing the sentence structure 4. Translating sentences 5. Repeating after the teacher,Activities for meaningful practices,Identifying pictures with descriptions Using rhymes and songs Following directions Retelling stories Role-playing Listening and speaking,can reinforce pupils accuracy in using certain grammatical items.,cannot enhance the use of grammar in the real situations.,mechanical practices,meaningful practices,can help children to use grammar rules naturally in real life.,Which practices are better for children to learn grammar?,Both mechanical and meaningful practices are needed for effective learning of grammar. Teachers should design more meaningful activities for children to use language in real communication.,Next Summary,Summary In this lesson, we have learned:,The significance of teaching grammar to children Two ways of presenting grammar deductive and inductive methods Two ways of practicing grammar mechanical and meaningful practices,Grammar teaching and learning?,It can be fun!,Boring,The principles of Teaching Grammar,Teach learners to express themselves as clearly as possible with confidence Strengthen grammatical accuracy in a fun and purposeful way Increase grammar awareness among young learners Meet learning styles wherever possible,Tips,Group work : discuss how to teach the following grammatical items to children. Design your activities. Try to use both mechanical and meaningful practices. 1. present continuous tense 2. comparatives of adjectives 3. prepositions,Assignment,Thats the end of the class. Thanks for watching! 2014.12,
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