2014 grammar issues 3 key strategies

3 Key Strategies on Teaching Grammar

Rodolfo Chaviano

“Learning without thought is labor lost” Confucius (551-479 B.C.)

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Dealing with Grammar.Dealing with Grammar.Grammar and Linguistic LevelsThe Grammar ParadoxThree Basic Strategies to Teach Grammar to EFL StudentsWhat’s my Plan?: CBLDifficult Grammar Forms to be Taught. Why and How?Time for Discussionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePVZvMjSMvE

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Grammar is among the 3 priorities in your Lesson Plan.Grammar is basic to understand every day English LanguageThe teaching of grammar improves the Ss Fluency. Teaching grammar means learning language patterns.The linguistic area that deals with grammar is known as PragmaticsThere are some linguistic areas in which grammar is useless.Teaching grammar is a Paradox.Being competent in grammar means being competent in Speaking.We learn English Grammar the same way as we learn our native language.To master Grammar Forms means that you are Proficient in English

TRUE or FALSE


___LISTENING

____SPEAKING

____READING

____WRITING

___Pronouncing ___Pronouncing

________UnderstandingUnderstanding _____ _____

VocabularyVocabulary ______ ______

SpeakingSpeaking

______ ______ SyntaxSyntax ______ ______

Grammar Grammar

______ ______ CompositionComposition

Write your priorities when Teaching Use numbers, please.


Linguistic LevelsLinguistic Levels


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Linguistic LevelsLinguistic Levels


The Grammar Paradox

A paradox is a statement or a concept that seems to be self-contradictory.self-contradictory. In Logic, a paradox is a statement that contradicts itself absolutely. In everyday language, a paradoxical statement might only seem contradictory; it could well be sound. For example:

I always lie. (Logic)

This would be accepted as a paradox in the Logic arena. If it's true, then it's not true.

You can save money by spending it. (Everyday)

This seems absurd, but it's possibly true. For example, spending money insulating your roof would reduce heating bills.


Language Paradox:The way we Teach Grammar / LanguageThe way we Teach Grammar / Language

is not way Learn it!is not way Learn it!

Skills USE / Pragmatics/

LISTENINGLISTENING Pronouncing Pronouncing

SPEAKINGSPEAKING UnderstandingUnderstanding

READINGREADING VocabularyVocabulary WRITINGWRITING SpeakingSpeaking

SyntaxSyntax Grammar Grammar

Composition Composition etc.


Would you explain the message in this comics?


Some Issues on Teaching Grammar

3 Strategies in order to teach grammar:

Understanding concepts. Learning a simple formula. Providing enough practice as reward and punishment trials.


Understanding conceptsUnderstanding concepts

Simple past = past event Present Perfect = past event Past perfect = past event Past habit = past event

Verb Tense = Observable Behavior

Strategy No. 1Strategy No. 1


Learning a simple formula a+b=c

Simple past = go/ went / work-ed Present Perfect = have(has) + p.p. Past perfect = had + p.p. Past habit = used to + infinitive

Verb Tense = formula



Providing enough practice

past event = affirmativenegative interrogative

past event = in pairsin groupsorallyin writing

past event = with time expressionsetc.



What’s your Approach to language Teaching? =

Mine =

Competency-Based Approach to Language Learning


What do we mean by Competency?What do we mean by Competency?

Knowles (1975) uses the following typology for competencies:

• Competency comprises several levels within the cognitive domainthe cognitive domain Knowledge Understanding Skill Attitude Value

Knowles, M. (1975). Self-Directed Learning. New York: Association Press.

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ACHIEVING COMPETENCIES =

Performance Pertinent Speaking Grammar

Language

FLUENCY ACCURACYCOMPETENCE

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PronouncingUNDERSTANDING

SPEECH COMPETENCE

LEXICAL COMPETENCE

WRITING COMPETENCE

AUDITORY COMPETENCE LISTENING COMPETENCE

SYNTAGMATIC COMPETENCESYNTAGMATIC COMPETENCE

GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCEINTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE

NON-VERBAL LANGUAGE COMPETENCE

Etc.

BEINGCOMPETENT

HAVINGMultiple

Competencies


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___________ ______________1___ Making Questions ___________________9___ Stating Facts of Life

________________________5_____

Expanding Ideas ____________________________2_____

Connecting Ideas________________________________3____

Making Comparisons _________________________________8______

Understanding Mass & Unit _____________________________________6______

Building Up Multi-Word Units ___ ________________________________________7____

Understanding Lexical Units ______________________________________________________4_______

Understanding Verb Collocation ____________________________________ 10_____ Understanding the Social Meaning of Language

Language Utterances=Competencies

Possible formulae=Grammar

Measurable Competencies

Can you provide an exampleand a formula?

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Please name 2Difficult Grammar Forms to be

Taught Why Difficult?

How to deal with difficult grammar Forms


References Sanghi, S. (2007). The Handbook of Competency Mapping: Understanding,

Designing and Implementing Competency Models in Organizations. New Delhi: Sage Publications.

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/case/competencies.htmlhttp://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/performance/competencies.html Knowles, M. (1975). Self-Directed Learning. New York: Association Press. Pinker, Steven (1997). How the Mind Works. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. R. Chaviano (2012) Competency-Based Approach to Language Learning.

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