scholarly journals The Impact of Different Teaching Strategies on Teaching Grammar to College Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 340
Author(s):  
Ali Hashemi ◽  
Samran Daneshfar
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Law Students ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Grammar Instruction ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Grammar Teaching ◽  
Grammar Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Grammar ◽  
The Impact

Grammar is considered critical to the ability to use language. Grammar teaching is an issue that provokes strong feelings and attitudes. Grammar teaching is particularly prominent in English as a foreign language (EFL) settings as it is perceived that without a good grammar knowledge, language development will be seriously inhibited. In the current study, we used three grammar instruction techniques including “the Deductive Technique”, “the Inductive Technique”, and “the Implicit Technique”. 80 college students, studying different fields in Abbar, Zanjan, participated in the study. They were assigned to three experimental groups for each of the three teaching techniques. The Deductive group consisted of 31 law students, both boys and girls, the Inductive group comprised 27 boy and girl accounting students, and there were 28 IT students in the Implicit group. The results of data analysis indicated that these groups performed differentially in certain respect. Meanwhile, the Inductive group exceeded the other groups in their performance.

scholarly journals Teaching Grammar: Professional Needs of Saudi EFL Instructors

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Anas Almuhammadi
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Grammar Instruction ◽  
Grammar Teaching ◽  
English Grammar ◽  
Professional Needs ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teaching Grammar

Grammar teaching has been a long tradition in EFL instruction in various parts of the world and Saudi Arabia is no exception to this. However, various approaches to teaching grammar have emerged over a period of time. For this, professional development (PD) programs are designed to meet the EFL teachers’ needs by enabling them to use a range of approaches and techniques. To do this successfully, professional needs analysis of teachers is essential. The present study investigates the beliefs of teachers regarding the use of various teaching approaches for grammar teaching and their need for professional development (PD). Questionnaire survey was conducted among 50 randomly chosen EFL teachers at a public sector university. The results showed that EFL teachers deem grammar as a foundational framework for teaching English as a foreign language. Furthermore, grammar is thought to be a major factor in developing accuracy and correct use of EFL. Moreover, the teachers have the theoretical knowledge of various grammar teaching methods using TBL, PBL and CLT. However, they need to develop practical skills for grammar instruction. Thus, the study recommends that the universities in Saudi Arabia need to arrange regular PD programs so that the EFL teachers with modern methods to teach English grammar successfully.

Metaphors and grammar teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg Roche ◽  
Ferran Suñer
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Grammar Instruction ◽  
Passive Voice ◽  
Modal Verbs ◽  
Grammar Teaching

Abstract Despite the need for transparency and efficiency in explaining grammatical features to learners of a foreign language only very few systematic attempts have been undertaken to demonstrate the pedagogical added value of concept-based approaches to grammar instruction. The purpose of the paper is (1) to discuss the theoretical underpinnings of such an approach, to (2) present relevant theories of multimedia learning and (3) to summarize some empirical evidence on the efficiency of such an approach to language teaching and learning. The concept-based animated grammar, developed for German, uses a broad range of cognitive linguistic principles for foreign language learning in such areas as, for example, modal verbs or the passive voice.

Content of teaching students of linguistic university grammar on the basis of Internet projects

2019 ◽  
pp. 34-42
Author(s):  
Elina Yuzbasheva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Grammar Teaching ◽  
Grammatical Skills ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Teaching Grammar

Content of teaching foreign languages undergoes inevitable changes in connection with introduction of information and communication technologies. Education as an integral part of life of society has to match the criteria providing high-quality teaching process, at the same time the project method allows to execute the social order of society in more practice oriented approach to teaching. The place of grammar studying in the course of teaching foreign languages was not al-ways unambiguous: there were cases when it was under or overestimated in educational process. However, it is worth mentioning that without well formed grammatical skills of foreign language communication any of the most modern information and communication technologies are not capable to yield qualitative result. We consider a problem of adequate use of Internet projects for university students’ grammatical skills formation as well as an issue of the corresponding content of teaching grammar. Teaching foreign language to students of both linguistic university and other higher educational institutes is directed to formation of all components of foreign language com-municative competence. Project activity, as well as based on it educational Internet projects allow to bring this process of teaching to higher qualitative level. We carry out and develop: a) the analysis of the scientific works devoted to the concept “grammar” and its role in the history; b) the analysis of the researches devoted to selection of subject contents for grammatical skills formation of the students’ speech; c) the author’s subject contents of teaching grammar students of linguistic universities on the basis of implementation of foreign language Internet projects.

scholarly journals The Place of Grammar Instruction in the 21st Century: Exploring Global Perspectives of English Teachers towards the Role of Teaching Grammar in EFL/ESL Classrooms

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Mohammad H. Al-khresheh ◽  
Suheyla Demirkol Orak
Keyword(s):  
English Teachers ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Grammar Instruction ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Grammar Teaching ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Teaching Grammar

This study explores the perspectives held by English teachers around the world regarding the role of teaching grammar in EFL/ESL classrooms and whether the divergence in these perspectives is influenced by variables such as gender, country, seniority, or educational background of the participants. To accomplish these objectives, a comprehensive questionnaire survey from literature comprising 46 items was carried out on a group of 304 participants from 22 countries who were voluntarily involved in this study using the snowball sampling method. Descriptive statistical methods were deployed for accurate data analysis. The findings revealed that the participants had a positive and constructive attitude regarding the importance of grammar instruction and were in unanimous agreement that good grammatical skills enabled the faster acquisition of proficiency in the target language. The participants agreed that grammatical mistakes’ immediate correction was detrimental students’ self-confidence levels and considered unnecessary interruption. These views highly influenced teaching methods and classroom practices. An overwhelming majority preferred an inductive and explicit approach to grammar teaching. It was concluded that while statistical differences in age, gender, and educational background did not influence the participants’ perspectives, seniority and country of origin played a vital role in these beliefs. After due consideration of these findings, a comprehensive discussion of the pedagogical implications and recommendations has been presented in this study.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Using Games for Developing Young Learners’ Grammar Competence

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
Polona Lilić ◽  
Silva Bratoz
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Grammar Teaching ◽  
English Grammar ◽  
Young Learners ◽  
Teaching Grammar ◽  
Meaningful Communication

The main aim of this paper is to explore the effectiveness of using games in teaching English grammar to young learners. Today there is an overall agreement among researchers in foreign language teaching and language acquisition that grammar should be taught at all levels of instruction, including to young learners, bearing in mind that it should be considered in the context of meaningful communication. The paper first presents a review of the literature in the area of grammar teaching and using games for language teaching purposes. The second part presents the results of an experimental study aimed at testing the hypothesis that activities based on grammar games are a more efficient strategy for teaching grammar than more traditional ELT activities. The results of the experiment prove the efficacy of using grammar games in teaching grammar to young learners.

scholarly journals Input vs. intake in formative assessment and explicit grammar teaching Do the students understand what we are talking about?

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lenka Garshol
Keyword(s):  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
English Language ◽  
Grammar Instruction ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
Inverted Classroom ◽  
Grammar Teaching ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Explicit Grammar ◽  
Grammar Knowledge

The relevance of explicit grammar instruction in foreign language classrooms has been discussed widely in the past, but there is no consensus regarding what is the best approach or how much time should be spent on explicit grammar teaching. This paper presents the results of three studies which focus on students’ knowledge of explicit grammar, their understanding of metalinguistic terminology, and their ability to correct agreement errors in their texts as a response to formative assessment. In the first study, the effect of different types of formative feedback on the improvement in agreement marking accuracy was tested. As there were no statistically significant differences found, two follow-up case studies were conducted to test the possible causes of the observed lack of effect. The first of the case studies tested the effect of formative assessment in a process writing task, but there was only limited effect found. The second case study focused on testing explicit grammar knowledge and understanding of metalinguistic terminology in an inverted classroom setting. The results suggested that the understanding of metalinguistic terminology was rather low, and the knowledge of explicit grammar was varying. The students found the task difficult. The Norwegian English language curriculum gives the teachers freedom to choose their methods and only sets requirements for the results of the students. These three studies show that there is a need for a discussion of the relevance, methods, and extent of explicit grammar teaching and the use of metalinguistic terminology in formative assessment in English language classrooms in Norway.

scholarly journals Grammar teaching of EFL learners in context and through discourse approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 244-252
Author(s):  
Saltanat Akimovna Meiramova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Grammar Teaching ◽  
Research On Teaching ◽  
Teaching Grammar ◽  
Meaningful Interaction ◽  
Contextual Meaning ◽  
Comprehensive Study ◽  
Discursive Approach

In this article, the author analyses the teaching of grammar to students as a foreign language in the context and with a discursive approach. The author argues that this approach is a very important and necessary part of the process of understanding and perception, since the contextual meaning of a sentence tends to include much more than the literal meaning of the sentence. Therefore, a comprehensive study of this issue will help teachers improve grammar teaching methods in context and through a discursive approach. Moreover, scientists tend to side with the language socialization hypothesis and hold that grammar in a first or second language is acquired through the learner’s repeated and meaningful experience with contextualized discourse, in which grammar is a structural resource that may or may not get explicitly analyzed by the learner as she or he observes and/or engages in meaningful interaction. In this regard, the author has made thorough research on teaching grammar as a foreign language and aims to address practical teaching issues and to help teachers find the possible ways to benefit students.

Comparing advanced L2 and heritage language learners’ Spanish grammars

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-73
Author(s):  
Clara Burgo
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Heritage Language Learners ◽  
Grammar Instruction ◽  
Processing Instruction ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Grammatical Knowledge ◽  
Grammar Teaching ◽  
Input Enhancement ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Abstract It is very well known that we should take a sociolinguistic teaching approach for Spanish heritage language (HL) learners' instruction. Potowski (2005) proposed that instruction be centered on literacy development and grammatical knowledge. However, not much has been said regarding grammar instruction: What does Spanish HL learners' grammar look like? What are the main similarities and differences between advanced L2 learners and HL learners? What are the most effective grammar teaching techniques for Spanish HL learners? Can those techniques used for L2 grammar teaching be applied to HL learners? In this article, an answer to all of these questions is offered. Moreover, practical examples of activities are provided using several techniques such as processing instruction, interactional feedback, dictogloss, and input enhancement, followed by pedagogical implications derived from current research on grammar instruction for both advanced L2 and HL learners of Spanish.

THE IMPACT OF VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES ON STUDENT’S LEARNING VOCABULARY

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Olena Kolodii ◽  
Iryna Kovalchuk ◽  
Olena Syvak
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Modern Method ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Visualization Techniques ◽  
The Impact

The article shows the phenomenon of visualization and its role in the process of learning as well as focuses on visualization as the modern method to learn foreign language vocabulary. The current study is designed to outline the main advantages of using the visualization in learning foreign language vocabulary as well as to highlight vocabulary teaching techniques based on visualization that are effective for students.

Grammar in English schools: a century of decline and rebirth

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Hudson
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Grammar Instruction ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Grammar Teaching ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
Teaching In Foreign Language

The survey of grammar teaching in foreign language (FL) teaching starts in 1920 with some important government reports on the teaching of language, and ends in 2016 with another report on pedagogy in FL teaching. In between these points, we find two significant dates: 1951, when O-level and A-level were introduced as the official school-leaving qualification for 16-year olds; and 1988, when O-level and CSE were merged into the present GCSE exam. Grammar instruction was important in the 1920s, contested in the 1950s, almost dead in the 1980s, and reviving in the 2010s. These changes are linked to English teaching, undergraduate FL syllabuses, and the target population for FL teaching.

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