New Ways in Teaching Grammar

New Ways in Teaching Grammar
Author: Martha C. Pennington
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780939791569

For students at all levels of proficiency, these activities attend to students' communicative needs; place grammatical structures in realistic contexts; incorporate humor or other highly motivating content; and promote choice, independence, creativity, realism, and peer feedback.

Getting Grammar

Getting Grammar
Author: Donna Topping
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Important, yet playful, grammar -- Sensible sentences and categories of clauses -- Naming nouns and pronouns -- Vivid verbs -- Admirable adjectives and adverbs -- Among prepositions and conjunctions and interjections. Wow! -- Putting it all together -- Final thoughts: a spoonful of sugar -- Appendix A. Grades at which grammatical concepts commonly are taught -- Appendix B. Test yourself -- Appendix C. A collection of collective nouns -- Appendix D. Jean's suggested music for Rachmaninoff to reggae to rap -- Appendix E. Additional resources for classroom use -- Appendix F. Reproducibles -- Works cited

A Creative Approach to Teaching Grammar

A Creative Approach to Teaching Grammar
Author: Peter Burrows
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2014-09-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1472909038

This book offers a whole school approach to the teaching of grammar and punctuation that is fully matched to the demands of the English grammar and punctuation test and the new curriculum. With the shift towards elegant, well-constructed sentences, it offers the busy teacher three simple steps to motivate and engage children, through: • explicit teaching and modelling; • over forty practical games and activities; • application and improvement within editing and proof reading. This book draws on recent research but also is based on many years of classroom practice and a number of case studies. Practical examples develop teachers' understanding of grammatical terms and progression and show how it is possible to have a significant impact on vocabulary, sentence structure and children's writing in general. A balance is found where skills are explicitly taught but within the context of an exciting and interesting curriculum.

Grammar Lessons and Strategies that Strengthen Students' Writing

Grammar Lessons and Strategies that Strengthen Students' Writing
Author: Laura Robb
Publisher: Scholastic
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2001
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780439117586

Engaging, explicit lessons using mini-excerpts from books and students’ writing show you how to teach grammar strategically. Zero in on the common grammar glitches, and model for students how to use nouns, verbs, and adjectives effectively, catch mismatched pronoun references; make prose lively with clauses and phrases, use the active voice, and more. From learning the parts of speech to the skill of paragraphing, this book covers it, and gives you what you need to teach grammar in the context of reading and writing. For use with Grades 4-8.

Grammar Alive!

Grammar Alive!
Author: Brock Haussamen
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte)
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Offers elementary teachers advice and strategies to help them teach, apply, and understand English grammar while still adhering to state and school standards.

Teaching Grammar to a Grammar-Free Generation

Teaching Grammar to a Grammar-Free Generation
Author: Tamilla Mammadova
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2019-01-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1527524396

This is a unique book that covers innovative grammar teaching approaches and techniques for a modern generation of EFL/ESL students. It juxtaposes traditional grammar teaching methods with newer ones, and reveals the advantages and disadvantages of each. Moreover, it provides free and controlled grammar activities which offer instructors an ample variety of tasks that facilitate EFL/ESL teachers’ work to practice certain grammatical patterns.

Teaching Grammar in Context

Teaching Grammar in Context
Author: Constance Weaver
Publisher: Boynton/Cook
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Weaver extends her philosophy by offering teachers a rationale and practical ideas for teaching grammar not in isolation but in the context of writing.

Teaching Grammar

Teaching Grammar
Author: Amy Benjamin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2014-01-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317926803

Instill grammar fundamentals using lessons that stick! In this book, authors Amy Benjamin and Joan Berger share procedures for teaching grammar effectively and dynamically, in ways that appeal to students and teachers alike. Ideal for teachers just beginning their work in grammar instruction, this book includes day-by-day units and reproducibles to help them embed grammar lessons into writing instruction. Using visuals, wordplay, problem solving, and pattern-finding activities, teachers can forgo methods that fail to engage students in grammar. Through a series of activities designed to delve deeper into grammar learning, the authors share strategies that have proven successful during their extensive years of teaching and literacy consulting. Topics include: Using time wisely: Assess for cumulative understanding and development of writing style The "Verb Map": A visual metaphor of the verb system Teaching parts of speech for effective expression, not just memorization And more!

New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms

New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms
Author: Eli Hinkel
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2001-07-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 113564408X

New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms brings together various approaches to the contextualized teaching of grammar and communicative skills as integrated components of second language instruction. Its purpose is to show from both theoretical and practical perspectives that grammar teaching can be made productive and useful in ESL and EFL classrooms. In this text: *First-rate scholars approach the teaching of grammar from multiple complementary perspectives, providing an original, comprehensive treatment of the topic. *Discourse analysis and research data are used to address such pedagogical areas as grammatical and lexical development in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. *The communicative perspective on ESL and EFL instruction that is presented provides ways for learners to enhance their production skills, whereas the meaning-based grammar instruction can supplement and strengthen current methodology with a communicative focus. This volume is intended as a foundational text for second language grammar pedagogy courses at the advanced undergraduate and master's levels.

Teaching Grammar Creatively with CD-ROM/Audio CD

Teaching Grammar Creatively with CD-ROM/Audio CD
Author: Günter Gerngross
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2007-07-19
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780521716093

Teaching Grammar Creatively is a practical new resource book that offers a variety of lessons and activities for everyday use in English language classes. It aims to stimulate students' imagination, humour and creativity and increase the effectiveness of grammar practice. The book offers more than 50 complete lessons covering a wide range of grammar structures, learner levels, and age groups. Each lesson is divided into two main sections: Language Awareness Activities and Creative Grammar Practice. The Language Awareness Activities are designed to introduce and provide initial practice of items that may still be unfamiliar to students. The Creative Grammar Practice section provides ideas for a deeper and more personalised familiarisation with these items, always with an element of individual creativity. Each lesson ends with the creation of a learner text - a permanent and original record of the grammar, in the form of a story or a poem for example.